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Presentation

A nutritious recipe, consisting of a first course prepared with pasta (fusilli), eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, basil, oregano, parsley, extra virgin olive oil, salt

Ingredients
Serves 4

• 400 g (about 14 oz / 4 cups) short fusilli pasta
• 200 g (about 7 oz / 1½ cups) eggplant, diced
• 200 g (about 7 oz / 1½ cups) yellow bell peppers, chopped
• 400 g (about 14 oz / 2 cups) canned peeled tomatoes
• 2 garlic cloves
• 10 g (about 0.35 oz / ½ cup) fresh basil
• Fresh oregano, to taste
• 10 g (about 0.35 oz / ¼ cup) parsley, chopped
• 40 g (about 3 tbsp) extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt, to taste

Method

Wash and cut the peppers into pieces, remove the seeds, put them in a saucepan with a glass and a half of water, and cook for about 20 minutes

When they are very soft, drain them, keeping the cooking water and blend them.

Chop together the parsley and basil and add them to the pepper cream with the oregano leaves.

Cut the aubergines into thin slices, without removing the skin, then pass them on the hot plate and keep them aside.

Cut the tomatoes into small pieces, remove the seeds and the vegetation water.

Fry in an earthenware pan with a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil, a clove of garlic, then remove them as soon as they are golden.

Add the tomatoes, salt and cook over high heat, stirring often for about 30 minutes.

Then add the eggplant, leaving a few slices aside and continue cooking over low heat for another 5 minutes.

Fry the garlic remaining in the pan with a tablespoon of oil, then remove the garlic, pour in the pepper cream and cook for about 15 minutes, stirring often.

Boil the fusilli in plenty of salted water, to which you will add the cooking water of the peppers

Drain them al dente

Season them with the eggplant sauce and pepper sauce

Mix thoroughly and sprinkle with the grilled eggplant set aside. Serve immediately.

Allergens

Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported

Basil: possible cross-reaction in case of allergy to parietaria or spices

Aubergine: possible individual intolerance or cross-reactivity in case of grass allergy

Extra virgin olive oil: unusual allergy; intolerance not described

Oregano: reactivity in case of sensitivity to Lamiaceae (or Labiatae): thyme, sage, mint, rosemary, nepeta

Pasta (fusilli): contains gluten from cereals included in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Peppers: possible individual intolerance or cross-reactivity in case of allergy to grasses

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

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

Notes

To be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.

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.

Basil: rich in carotenoids, substances that support the immune system and provide 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. It provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression

Aubergine: provides flavonoids (Vit. P), antioxidants that enhance the action of Vit. C in favor of 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. Especially if consumed with the peel, it provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract the depressed

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

Oregano: provides antioxidants and vitamin E that are conducive to the proper functioning of the immune system

Pasta (fusilli): if produced with wholemeal flour, which provides zinc, an element favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system; also suitable for nephropathic patients. Cereals stimulate the synthesis of serotonin which counteracts depression and promotes good mood

Bell pepper: rich in vitamin C and carotenoids, antioxidant par excellence that fight free radicals and support the immune system, and mineral salts; also suitable for nephropathics, vitamins and antioxidants that act to protect the cardiovascular system. Useful for the functioning of the liver for the supply of vitamins, mineral salts and antioxidants. 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

Parsley: 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 and useful for the functioning of the liver for the supply of vitamins, mineral salts and antioxidants

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
• Mucositis (inflammation and lesions of the oral cavity) only if very cooked

Not recommended in case of:

• Diarrhea
• Dysphagia (problems chewing and swallowing)