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Presentation

A first course based on spelt tagliatelle seasoned with tomatoes, garlic, cabbage, extra virgin olive oil, basil and sesame seeds.

Ingredients

for 4 people

Spelt tagliatelle – 320 g (11.3 oz)

Large ripe tomatoes – 4 tomatoes (≈ 600 g / 21 oz total)

Garlic clove – 1 clove

Savoy cabbage – 800 g (28.2 oz / ≈ 8 cups shredded)

Extra-virgin olive oil – 4 tablespoons (60 ml / 2 fl oz)

Fresh basil – to taste

Toasted sesame seeds – 2 teaspoons (≈ 6 g / 0.2 oz)

Method

Peel the tomato and cabbage

Cut them into thin slices.

Put the tomato in a pan with the crushed garlic clove and half of the oil.

When the garlic turns golden, add the cabbage and salt.

Let it flavor over high heat for a few minutes.

Remove the garlic.

Add 100 ml of water and basil

Reduce the heat, cover and cook for about 30 minutes.

Drain the pasta, leaving it very al dente

Pour it into the pan with the cabbage together with a ladle of cooking water and finish cooking by sautéing it until the liquid is completely absorbed

Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds

Serve.

Allergens

• Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported
• Basil: possible cross-reaction in case of allergy to parietaria or spices
• Extra virgin olive oil: unusual allergy; intolerance not described
• Tomatoes: possible cross-reaction in case of sensitivity to grasses
• Sesame: possible cross-reactivity in case of nut allergy
• Tagliatelle with spelt: cereals containing gluten covered by EU Regulation 1169/2011
• Savoy cabbage: possible reaction in case of allergy to birch or spices

Notes

• To be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.

The ingredients of the dish bring the following benefits:

• Garlic: Garlic has immune-stimulating properties, promotes liver function and the elimination of waste metabolites. It also has hypocholesterolemic, lipid-lowering, antiplatelet, hypotensive and hypoglycemic properties that promote cardiac function.
• Basil: rich in carotenoids that support the immune system and due to the content of mineral salts, vitamins and antioxidants acts to protect the cardiovascular system.
• Extra virgin olive oil: source of Vitamin E that protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids
• Tomato: rich in vitamin C, antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune system, but which is thermolabile; rich in vitamin C, antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune system, but which is thermolabile; rich in vitamin C, antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune system,  but which is thermolabile
• Sesame seeds: they are a source of Vitamin E which protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids and mineral salts, vitamins and antioxidants that act to protect the cardiovascular system.
• Tagliatelle with spelt : suppliers of Zinc, an element favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system
• Savoy cabbage: contains chlorophyll which has detoxifying properties and promotes the proper functioning of the immune system.

Composition

Safety / Intended use

Product also intended for subjects suffering from:

• Anorexia-weight loss
• Mucositis (inflammation and lesions of the oral cavity)
• Dysphagia

Not to be administered in case of:

• Constipation
• Diarrhea