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Guide to spring vegetables. Known and niche – Italian Cuisine

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Follow the natural rhythm of the seasons, wise words. It is something that helps you feel good and feel in harmony with the earth. And if the season we are talking about is spring, the task is even more accessible and enjoyable. The vegetables that are found in the garden in spring are beets, asparagus, artichokes, green beans and legumes, spinach. And then any kind of salad, watercress, radishes is sage. But also vegetables less known as the Jerusalem artichokes, also called Jerusalem artichoke, or the so-called friars beards, otherwise called agretti (but they have an infinity of names and nicknames).

172060The usual unknown
Returning to our garden on topinambur, among those listed the most niche one, is conquering more and more palates, but not everyone knows it well. It is a tuber that can be eaten either raw or cooked, baked, pan-fried, or fried. In essence it is a low-calorie alternative to potatoes. As for the agretti instead (otherwise also called Negus beard, monks' mustard, roscano or lischi) it should be noted that these are the young thread-like leaves of a plant called Salsola soda and that grow spontaneously in spring throughout the Mediterranean. They are widely used in the kosher gastronomic tradition, in Shabbat dinners.

The timeless
Another spring must are the turnip tops, combined in the common imagination with orecchiette, but important above all as allies of our organism, thanks to a purifying, antioxidant and detoxifying action that allows an effective prevention of cardiovascular diseases and neoplasms. Last but not least let's not forget that spring is the season of gods peas and the Fava beans, like picnics and tables with beans and salami often remind us, marking a memorable moment of the year. In this regard it is necessary to mention also the jackdaws, of the fava family, but with a particularity that makes them unique and very usable: the jackdaws they are an entirely edible fruit and they eat everything, both the seeds and the pod. Raw in salads or as an appetizer, stewed in butter, whole or in pieces, boiled and seasoned with oil and lemon or passed in butter: they should be the most versatile and accessible legume record (thanks also to this peculiarity).

From fruit to fish
Seasonality obviously does not only concern vegetables and when it comes to cooking our marzolini vegetables let's remember a season combination. The fruit par excellence are the strawberries, excellent on every dessert, but also simple and pure or even in the most daring combinations. Finally we must not forget that even the fish has its seasonality. This is the time of horse mackerel, of the mackerel, of the gurnard, of the sea ​​bass, of the bream, of the Pompano, of the bonito he was born in sea ​​bream they are the Mediterranean species that must be purchased.

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Finally, Spring is the season for vegetable gardens, which for connoisseurs are much more than a side dish. Except for very few species, from March onwards we find the largest variety of salad imaginable. From the chicory, raw sublime with vinaigrette, to the radicchio, from the chioggia with its crunchy and ample leaves to the iceberg only the embarrassment of the choice remains and the moral duty to know all the possible variations.

Emanuela Di Pasqua,
12 March 2019

from asparagus to nettles, 10 ideas for spring – Italian Cuisine

from asparagus to nettles, 10 ideas for spring


Picnics, outdoor trips and outdoor lunch breaks. This means one thing: it's spring! And it is time for omelettes to be made with peas, asparagus, nettles and …

Who doesn't like the omelette? With this dish at the table it is easy to get everyone to agree, including children.
Here then 10 ideas to prepare it in an imaginative, light and unusual way, especially now that it is spring and that can be a recipe to take to the basket for a picnic or a trip outside the city. First, however, we review the basic recipe for a perfect omelette.

Can you make an omelette?

First use fresh eggs at room temperature. For each person, calculate about two eggs and choose a non-stick pan suitable for the set quantity. For an omelette of 4 eggs, opt for a pan not too big because the omelette must have a little thickness.
The first step is to break the eggs and beat them inside a bowl simply using a fork. The secret is coarsely mix the eggs without mounting them. Add salt and pepper and the mixture, if desired, is ready to be cooked.
If you want to add flavor, add it too a goccino of milk, some chopped parsley and a bit of grated Parmesan.
Then grease a non-stick pan with a little extra virgin olive oil and allow it to warm up well before adding the liquid mixture. Cook for a few minutes on one side and then with the help of a flat plate or a lid overturned the omelette on the other side. If it sticks to the bottom, help yourself with a silicone spatula.

Baked omelette

If a thousand times in your life you have prepared unpresentable omelettes because you are not skilled in the difficult art of reversal of the omelette, then our advice is to prepare it in the oven.
Just pour the mixture into a baking dish covered with parchment paper and cook at 180 ° for about 15-20 minutes.
The result will be slightly different and drier than the classic recipe in the pan, but excellent.

Omelettes with vegetables

A sandwich with omelette it is a complete and tasty meal, better if accompanied by a portion of vegetables.
But yesand the vegetables were already in the omelette? How about? Just choose fresh seasonal products and indulge in mixes and combinations. You must add le to the basic compound cooked and well drained vegetables of their oil. You can also use simply steamed vegetables, like potatoes, carrots and courgettes or even leafy vegetables, but remember that they must always be very dry. Are you in a hurry? Coarsely chop onions, courgettes and carrots and cook them raw in the omelette or use small tomatoes, dried tomatoes in oil, mozzarella or diced ham to bring a rich but easy and quick second course.

10 spring omelettes

Now take a look at the our gallery to find some inspiration for your spring omelettes. Ten perfect ideas for a lunch break at the park.

detox drinks pre spring – Italian Cuisine

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Dispose of heaviness e winter toxins, purify, hydrate, start preparing the body for a new season of fitness. From decoctions to infusions to aloe juice, plant of immortality and beauty. And then fermented tea and a lot of tap water: here are some practical tips to wash away stagnations and excesses with the right liquids.

154315We start right fromwater, from pure and simple water, which we have the privilege of obtaining, good to drink, with a simple movement of the wrist from the sink of our kitchen. Drinking; start the day just drinking. A nice glass of warm, warm water with half juice or a lemon and a teaspoon of oil is a good morning! perfect for our body. It soon becomes a welcome habit that gives us a 'brushed tooth' effect in the intestine, and puts our bowels in useful motion in good time.

154317Let's fall in love with the water that flows in our house! Pan on fire, let's do it simmer gently large quantities adding simple ingredients that make the drink more pleasant and at the same time officinal. Important to start from cold water and bring only at the beginning of the boil, after which cooking can continue, but without the bubbles becoming large and coarse. A great recipe is laurel + ginger (to which you can add the lemon, peel and juice then). Of the laurel you can use both the leaves (three or four for half liter of water) that the berries (one teaspoon).

154319This is in this case a decoction, which should be boiled gently for a quarter of an hour with a lid, and then left to rest a little before filtering and drinking. Decoctions are generally used for the hard parts of plants, such as roots and berries, unlike the infusions which are those obtained by pouring boiling water on the selected ingredients, which are usually the tender parts of the plant, such as fruits and leaves – and let stand for about ten minutes before filtering and serving.

Then there are many on the market herbal teas, where the components are combined and dosed according to precise indications. Berle regularly is a good habit, but you should not exaggerate. Excellent for give strength to our liver they are for example quelle based on dandelion (or dandelion) or of milk thistle.

Then there are various purifying juices, like the one with the sap of Birch, a supplement that promotes kidney function (but you can also make the infusion at home buying the leaves of the plant, a different but valid way to benefit from it) or aloe, choosing the one of aloe vera obtained only from gel.

153251aloe, medicinal plant par excellence that contains 200 principles for beauty and well-being, you can learn to use at home and do not need to have large and beautiful plants from which to prevent the leaves: now they are also found on the market, for example at some of the distributors online that bring boxes of vegetables & fruit and organic products home. There fresh gel juice aloe – which is a good part of the "flab" of its leaves – is very rich among other antioxidant elements and enzymes very good for our metabolism and good digestion. And it really is easy to prepare: just cut the leaves lengthwise, extract the gel and then blend it quickly with water and any other ingredients chosen – especially citrus juices. It should be consumed on an empty stomach, from 1 to 3 tablespoons a day and can be stored in the glass in the fridge for up to a couple of weeks.

Finally we do not forget the fermented teas, the best known of which is the kombucha – that you can very well prepare at home. They support our wellbeing because, thanks to the slow action of yeasts and added bacteria that has caused fermentation (and that particular "sparkling" typical of the drink), as well as fermented foods are a powerful source of probiotics, help digestion, to absorb nutrients and rebalance the body.

therefore let's get inside with the drink! But at this lap, non-alcoholic and detox.

Carola Traverso Saibante
April 2018
updated in February 2019


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