Source: educazionenutrizionale.granapadano.it

Presentation

A nutritious recipe, consisting of an appetizer prepared with spinach, anchovies, extra virgin olive oil, sliced bread, butter, Grana Padano PDO

Ingredients

for 4 people

Spinach – 400 g (14.1 oz / ≈ 4 cups raw, loosely packed)

Anchovy fillets in oil – 3 fillets (≈ 15 g / 0.5 oz)

Extra-virgin olive oil – 2 tablespoons (20 ml / 0.7 fl oz)

Sliced bread – 8 slices (≈ 240 g / 8.5 oz total)

Butter – 25 g (0.9 oz / ≈ 1¾ tablespoons)

Grated Grana Padano PDO – 40 g (1.4 oz / ≈ ½ cup loosely packed)

Method

Cook the spinach in salted water

Squeeze them, chop them and sauté them in a pan with oil, adding the anchovies in small pieces.

Cook for a few minutes and add the grated Grana Padano PDO, stirring well

Remove the crust from the sliced bread and, using a round mold, cut into slices, which you will toast in the oven at 200 degrees.

Put a thin layer of butter on the slices and spread a layer of the spinach and anchovy mixture on top.

Serve.

Allergens

Anchovies or anchovies: fish products included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Butter: milk allergens (except in clarified butter) if not clarified

Grana Padano PDO: milk allergens, lysozyme from eggs

Extra virgin olive oil: unusual allergy; intolerance not described

Spinach: possible cases of individual intolerance or cross-reactivity in case of birch allergy

Notes

To be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.

The ingredients of the dish bring the following benefits:

Anchovies or anchovies: source of Vitamin E that protects the immune system from harmful fatty acids and has a high content of omega 3 fatty acids, which inhibit platelet aggregation (cardiovascular risk factor). Useful for liver function due to the supply of zinc, selenium and omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. Essential fatty acids, such as omega 3 and 6, have an antidepressant effect and maintain efficient nervous system and memory

Butter: source of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K) favorable to the health of the eyes, mucous membranes, bones, immune system and blood clotting.

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

Spinach: rich in carotenoids that support the immune system and 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. They provide folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression

Safety / Intended use

Product also intended for subjects with:

• Anorexia – Weight Loss
• Nausea and vomiting

Not recommended in case of:

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