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Presentation

First course based on spaghetti, purslane, garlic, salt, parmesan, pecorino cheese and extra virgin olive oil

Ingredients

Spaghetti – 380 g (13.4 oz)

Purslane – 50 g (1.8 oz / ≈ 1 cup loosely packed)

Garlic clove (optional) – 1 clove

Pine nuts (or almonds, as a substitute) – 1 tablespoon (≈ 8 g / 0.28 oz)

Salt – a pinch

Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, freshly grated – 40 g (1.4 oz / ≈ ⅓ cup)

Pecorino cheese, freshly grated – 20 g (0.7 oz / ≈ 3 tablespoons)

Extra-virgin olive oil – to taste

Method

Bring the water to a boil.

Add salt and throw in the spaghetti.

In a saucepan, brown the pine nuts.

In a mortar, crush the purslane with the garlic.

When the leaves have released a greenish liquid, add the finely chopped pine nuts and grated cheeses.

Season with salt.

Add cooking water until you get a soft and enveloping sauce.

Drain the spaghetti al dente.

Season with pesto.

Sprinkle with cheese and serve the spaghetti while still hot.

Allergens

• Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported
• Parmigiano Reggiano PDO: contains milk allergens
• Pecorino: milk allergens
• Spaghetti: pasta that contains gluten from cereals included in EU Regulation 1169/2011

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.
• Parmigiano Reggiano PDO: useful for the proper functioning of the liver
• Pecorino: useful for the proper functioning of the liver if matured
• Purslane: salad source of omega 3, carotenoids, chlorophyll and Vitamin E that protect the immune system from harmful fatty acids and mineral salts, vitamins and antioxidants that act to protect the cardiovascular system; also suitable for nephropathic patients
• Spaghetti: if produced with wholemeal flour, they provide 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

Composition

Safety / Intended use

Also intended for individuals suffering from:

• Constipation
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Mucositis if well cooked
• Dysphagia (problems chewing and swallowing) only if into small, soft pieces

Not recommended in case of diarrhea