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Presentation

A first course of the Mediterranean diet based on brown rice, beans, pumpkin, potatoes, tomato pulp, zucchini, peas, broad beans, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, parsley, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, rich in elements favorable to the functionality of the immune system.

Ingredients
Serves 4

• 200 g (7 oz / about 1 cup) brown rice
• 200 g (7 oz / about 1½ cups) fresh beans
• 400 g (14 oz / about 3 cups, diced) pumpkin or winter squash
• 200 g (7 oz / about 1½ cups, diced) potatoes
• 150 g (5.3 oz / about ⅔ cup) tomato pulp or crushed tomatoes
• 200 g (7 oz / about 1½ cups, diced) zucchini
• 100 g (3.5 oz / about ¾ cup) peas
• 100 g (3.5 oz / about ¾ cup) fresh fava beans (shelled)
• 2 carrots, chopped
• ½ celery heart (or 1 large celery stalk), chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove
• Fresh parsley, to taste
• 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt, to taste
• Black pepper, to taste

Method

Combine the carrot and celery cut into small pieces, beans, broad beans and peas in a saucepan.

Add the oil and about 1 liter of water.

Boil for about an hour.

Add the tomato pulp, chopped potatoes, zucchini and diced pumpkin Complete with the chopped onion, garlic and parsley

Season with salt and pepper and cook for another hour.

Pour in the rice and cook, adding a little boiling water if necessary.

Allergens

Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported

Carrot: possible individual intolerance and cross-reactivity in case of allergy to pollen of Artemisia, Graminaceae, Composite, Birch

Onion: possible reactivity in case of nickel allergy due to the vegetable’s ability to concentrate it

Beans: possible cross-reaction in case of allergy to parietaria

Broad beans: possible allergies in predisposed individuals

Extra virgin olive oil: unusual allergy; intolerance not described

Potatoes: possible individual intolerance; possible reactivity in case of allergy to Gramineae, Birch, Parietaria

Pepper: possible cross-reactivity in case of intolerance to spices

Peas: possible cross-reaction in case of parietaria allergy

Tomatoes: possible cross-reaction in case of sensitivity to grasses

Parsley: possible cross-reaction in case of allergy to spices, mugwort, composites

Rice: (allergy very common in the Far East, almost unknown in Italy and Europe). Possible cross-reaction in case of grass sensitivity

Celery: included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Pumpkin: possible cross-reaction in case of allergy to Artemisia and Composite

Zucchini: possible individual intolerance or cross-reaction in case of allergy to Ambrosia

Notes

The ingredients of the dish bring the following benefits:

Beans: Zinc carriers, an element favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system

Brown rice: Zinc carrier, an element favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system

Onion: rich in selenium that supports the immune system

Green leafy vegetables: source of Vitamin E which protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids; containing chlorophyll, a substance with detoxifying properties, favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system

Extra virgin olive oil: source of Vitamin E that protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids

Potatoes: rich in vitamin C, the antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune system, but which is thermolabile; rich in vitamin C, the antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune system, but which is thermolabile

Peas: rich in vitamin C, the antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune system, but which is thermolabile; rich in vitamin C, the antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune system, but which is thermolabile

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

Pumpkin : rich in carotenoids that support the immune system.

Carrots: rich in carotenoids that support the immune system

Pepper: able to strengthen the immune system

Safety / Intended use

Product also intended for subjects with:

• Diarrhea
• Mucositis – Inflammation and lesions of the oral cavity)
• Xerostomia (dry mouth)
• Dysphagia (Problems chewing – swallowing)

To be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.