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Presentation

Low-sodium first course prepared with five-grain spaghetti, tuna, herbs, cherry tomatoes, salt, pepper, garlic, chilli pepper and mint

Ingredients
Serves 4

• 320 g five-grain spaghetti (about 11 oz / 0.7 lb)
• 400 g fresh bluefin tuna (about 14 oz / 0.9 lb)
• 120 g bitter greens (about 4.2 oz / 4 cups loosely packed)
• 160 g cherry tomatoes (about 5.6 oz / 1 cup)
• 160 g yellow cherry tomatoes (about 5.6 oz / 1 cup)
• 50 g white wine (about 50 ml / 1.7 fl oz / 3 tablespoons)
• Fine salt, to taste
• Black pepper, to taste
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 fresh chili pepper
• Fresh mint, as needed

Method

Chop the garlic (if you want first you can remove the core) and the chilli.

Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half.

Cut the tuna into cubes

Wash well, dry and coarsely chop the bitter herbs.

Pour a drizzle of oil into a pan and add garlic and chilli.

Let it fry gently

Add the cherry tomatoes.

Stir to flavor them and after a couple of minutes add the tuna cubes. Mix well and add the herbs.

Turn up the heat and deglaze with white wine.

In the meantime, coarsely chop a few mint leaves and add them to the sauce.

Lower the heat and cook for about ten minutes.

In the meantime, cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water, salted to taste. Drain it al dente directly into the pan with the sauce

Add a ladle of cooking water, sauté for another 1-2 minutes to complete cooking.

Serve the pasta while still hot.

Allergens

Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported

Pepper: possible cross-reactivity in case of intolerance to spices

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

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

Five-grain spaghetti: contains gluten from cereals included in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Tuna: fish: included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011

Mint: possible cross-reactivity in case of spice allergy

Notes

To be prepared and handled under strict hygienic conditions.

Wine that can also be used in the recipe intended for children as the alcohol evaporates during cooking but the aroma remains

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.

Mint: source of numerous antioxidants and potassium favorable to cardiovascular and liver function.

Pepper: contains piperine, a powerful antioxidant;  It improves insulin sensitivity by reducing cholesterol levels and activating metabolism. Recommended for people with cardiovascular problems

Chili pepper: rich in vitamin C, the antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune system

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

Spaghetti five cereals: provides Zinc, an element favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system; also suitable for nephropathic patients

Tuna: provides zinc and selenium, elements that promote the proper functioning of the immune system by hindering the formation of prostaglandins that prevent proper cellular functioning 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

Safety / Intended use

Product also intended for subjects with:

• Constipation,
• Nausea and vomiting

In case of Dysphagia (problems with chewing and swallowing) administer only if cut into small, soft pieces.

Not recommended in case of diarrhea

If with Mucositi (Inflammation and lesions of the oral cavity), only in the case of pasta and vegetables that are very cooked and tender and cautiously able to the degree of spiciness