Source: educazionenutrizionale.granapadano.it

Presentation

A nutritious recipe, consisting of a first course prepared with barley, chard, tomato, curly salad, extra virgin olive oil, chilli, Grana Padano PDO, salt

Ingredients
Serves 4

• 300 g pearl barley (about 10.5 oz / 0.66 lb, about 1½ cups uncooked)
• 250 g Swiss chard (about 8.8 oz)
• 200 g fresh tomatoes (about 7 oz / 2 medium tomatoes)
• 80 g curly lettuce (about 2.8 oz / 3 cups loosely packed)
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (30 g / about 1 fl oz)
• Chili powder, to taste
• 40 g Grana Padano PDO cheese, grated (about 1.4 oz / ½ cup grated)
• Salt, as needed

Method

Boil the barley in boiling salted water according to the times indicated on the package. Boil the chard.

Salt them and pass half of them in the mixer with two tablespoons of oil and a pinch of chilli.

Blanch the tomato, remove the seeds, skin and vegetation water and cut it into cubes

Then break up the salad.

Drain the barley and season it with the remaining oil.

Serve it also warm with the stewed chard, salad and tomato, seasoning everything with the chilli sauce and a sprinkling of Grana Padano.

Allergens

Swiss chard: possible individual intolerance

Grana Padano PDO: milk allergens, lysozyme from eggs

Salad: possible cases of individual reactivity

Extra virgin olive oil: unusual allergy; intolerance not described

Barley: cereal containing gluten covered by EU Regulation 1169/2011

Chili pepper: possible cross-reactivity in case of intolerance to spices

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

Notes

To be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.

The ingredients of the dish bring the following benefits:

Swiss chard: it has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, favorable to the functioning of the immune system, purifying favorable to the proper functioning of the liver and favorable to hematopoiesis and improvement of cardiovascular circulation. A species that provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression

Grana Padano PDO: useful for the proper functioning of the liver. The presence of tryptophan helps to counteract depression

Curly or Frisée Salad: salad source of carotenoids, chlorophyll and Vitamin E that protect the immune system from harmful fatty acids and mineral salts, vitamins and antioxidants that act to protect the cardiovascular system; also suitable for nephropathic patients. A species that provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression

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

Barley: bearer of factors that promote the functionality of the immune system and regulate blood sugar; also suitable for nephropathic patients. Useful for the functioning of the liver for the supply of vitamins, mineral salts and antioxidants. It stimulates the synthesis of serotonin which counteracts depression and promotes good mood. Especially if consumed with the peel, it provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression

Chili pepper: rich in vitamin C, the antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune system, reduces blood cholesterol indexes and hinders its formation on the arteries. It contains vitamins A, D and E and is very effective in activating the venous and capillary circulation. It provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression

Tomato: rich in vitamin C, the antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune system, and provides mineral salts, vitamins and antioxidants that act to protect the cardiovascular system; also suitable for nephropathic patients. Useful for the functioning of the liver for the supply of vitamins, mineral salts and antioxidants. Especially if consumed with the peel, it provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression

Salt: essential for the balance of body fluids and for the transmission of nerve impulses, it is however to be consumed respecting the limit of 5 g per day according to the indications of the WHO so as not to promote arterial hypertension and consequent increase in the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases starting from myocardial infarction and cerebral stroke; to be limited as much as possible in the case of nephropathy.

Safety / Intended use

Product also intended for subjects with:

• Anorexia – Weight Loss
• Constipation

Not recommended in case of:

• Diarrhea
• Nausea and vomiting
• Mucositis (inflammation and injury of the oral cavity)
• Dysphagia (problems chewing and swallowing)