Crispy Vegetable Stir-Fry

I like to serve meals that appeal to the eye as well as to the palate. Therefore, when peppers are in season I use them as often as possible: the sweetness of the reds and yellows and the mild bite of the greens delight one’s senses and add a colourful dimension to any meal. Stir-frying preserves the best characteristics of peppers. When combined, as here, with the crisp texture and sweet flavour of bamboo shoots and waterchestnuts and the zing of ginger, the result is a colourful and healt