Source: educazionenutrizionale.granapadano.it

Presentation

First course prepared with beans, onions, Grana Padano PDO, extra virgin olive oil, salt, turmeric, black pepper, garlic

Ingredients

for 4 people

Dried black beans – 200 g (7 oz / ≈ 1 cup)

Onions – 100 g (3.5 oz / ≈ 1 medium onion)

Grana Padano (aged 16+ months), grated – 40 g (1.4 oz / ≈ ⅓ cup)

Extra-virgin olive oil – 20 g / 20 ml (0.7 fl oz / ≈ 1½ tablespoons)

Fine salt – to taste

Ground turmeric – a pinch (≈ tip of 1 teaspoon)

Black pepper – to taste

Garlic cloves – 2 cloves

Method

Soak the beans in plenty of cold water for 12 hours.

After the soaking time, rinse the beans and drain them.

Peel and peel the onion and garlic, chop them and place them in a pan with oil, letting them wilt.

Add a part of the beans and cover with hot water

Let it simmer for about an hour until the beans are tenderized

Season with salt.

Mix the puree with the rest of the beans

Add the turmeric and black pepper.

Sprinkle with Grana Padano PDO.

Serve

Allergens

• Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported
• Onion: possible reactivity in case of nickel allergy due to the vegetable’s ability to concentrate it
• Turmeric: possible, albeit rare, cases of hypersensitivity or allergy to its components
• Beans: possible cross-reaction in case of allergy to parietaria
• Grana Padano PDO: milk allergens, lysozyme from eggs
• Extra virgin olive oil: unusual allergy; intolerance not described
• Pepper (green, pink, black, grey, white): possible cross-reactivity in case of spice intolerance

Notes

The ingredients of the dish bring the following benefits:

• 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.
• Onion: it is rich in selenium which supports the immune system and with the ability to stabilize blood glucose at normal values; it provides quercetin, a flavonoid that helps contain cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood, parameters related to cardiovascular risk, which also supports liver function by promoting the purification of the body. Also indicated for nephropathic patients, it is a good diuretic that prevents kidney stones. It provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression
• Turmeric: has anti-inflammatory properties, facilitates digestion and stimulates the immune system
• Bean: a valid ally for the functionality of the immune system and against cardiovascular risk; also suitable for nephropathic patients and useful for the functioning of the liver for the contribution of vitamins, mineral salts and antioxidants. Indicated in cases of chronic constipation due to the richness of vegetable fibers. 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
• Grana Padano PDO: useful for the proper functioning of the liver. The presence of tryptophan helps to counteract depression
• Extra virgin olive oil: source of Vitamin E that protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids
• Pepper (green, pink, black, gray, white): contains piperine, a powerful antioxidant; it improves insulin sensitivity by reducing cholesterol levels and activating metabolism. Recommended for people with cardiovascular problems.
• 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.

Composition

Safety / Intended use

Product also intended for subjects with:

• Anorexia -Weight Loss
• Diarrhea
• Xerostomia (dry mouth)

Not recommended in case of:

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