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Presentation

First course consisting of a minestrone prepared with cauliflower, virgin olive oil, garlic, peeled tomatoes, chopped parsley, chopped laganelle, salt and chilli pepper

Ingredients

Cauliflower:  1 kg (35.3 oz / ≈ 8 cups florets)

Extra-virgin olive oil:  50 g / 50 ml (≈ 3½ tablespoons)

Garlic:  2 cloves

Peeled tomatoes:  4–5 medium (≈ 400 g / 14 oz) or 1 tablespoon tomato paste

Chopped parsley:  ½ tablespoon (≈ 2 g / 0.07 oz)

Laganelle pasta (small pieces):  300 g (10.6 oz / ≈ 3 cups dry)

Salt:–to taste (≈ ½ teaspoon)

Chili pepper:  to taste (≈ ¼ teaspoon crushed or a pinch)

Method

Fry the garlic with oil

Remove the cores from the cauliflower

After cutting it into pieces, put it in the pot with the peeled tomatoes, red chilli and a couple of ladles of water.

Cover the saucepan and stir occasionally and cook the cauliflower

Boil the pasta in salted water

After draining it, add it to the cauliflower.

Let it rest for 5 or 10 minutes

Serve.

Allergens

Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported

Cauliflower: possible reaction in case of allergy to birch or spices

Extra virgin olive oil: unusual allergy; intolerance not described

Pasta: contains gluten from cereals included in 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

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.

Cabbage: rich in vitamins A and K that help the liver in purification activities and powerful natural anti-inflammatory, able to prevent and alleviate inflammatory and heart diseases. Also suitable for nephropathics. Useful for the functioning of the liver for the supply of vitamins, mineral salts and antioxidants. A species that provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression. Vitamin E strengthens the immune system, has a preventive function against many cancers and protects the digestive mucous membranes.

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

Lacanelli pasta: 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

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

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
• Nausea and vomiting
• Mucositis – Inflammation and lesions of the oral cavity, with regard to the degree of spiciness

Avoid administration in case of:

• Constipation
• Diarrhea if the peel is present
• Dysphagia (Chewing – swallowing problems) if not creamy in consistency