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Presentation

A nutritious recipe, consisting of a second course prepared with potatoes, zucchini, eggplant, plerotus mushrooms, escarole, tomatoes, onion, garlic, parsley, scamorza, extra virgin olive oil, salt

Ingredients

(for 4 people)

Potatoes:  200 g (7 oz / ≈ 1 medium potato, diced)

Zucchini:  200 g (7 oz / ≈ 1 medium zucchini, diced)

Aubergine (eggplant):  200 g (7 oz / ≈ 1 small eggplant, diced)

Pleurotus mushrooms:  200 g (7 oz / ≈ 2 cups sliced)

Escarole:  200 g (7 oz / ≈ 5 cups loosely packed)

Ripe tomatoes:  100 g (3.5 oz / ≈ 1 medium tomato, chopped)

Onion:  50 g (1.8 oz / ≈ ½ small onion, chopped)

Garlic:  1 clove (≈ 3 g / 0.1 oz)

Fresh parsley:  1 sprig (≈ 1 teaspoon chopped / 1 g)

Scamorza cheese:  250 g (8.8 oz / ≈ 2 cups diced)

Extra-virgin olive oil:  40 g / 40 ml (≈ 3 tablespoons)

Salt:  to taste (≈ ½ teaspoon)

Method

Clean, wash the vegetables (potatoes, courgettes, aubergines) and cut them into thin slices

Arrange the vegetables spaced out in separate trays

Season them with a drizzle of oil, a sprinkling of salt and bake them in the oven until completely au gratin.

Clean the mushrooms, place them in a baking dish with a little oil and bake them in the oven.

Blanch the tomatoes, remove the skin, seeds and cut them into cubes.

Clean, wash the escarole and chop it.

In a saucepan, brown the chopped onion in a little oil

Add the dripping escarole and let it braise covered.

Stir often, add a little water and finish cooking.

Let the escarole cool, pass it through a vegetable mill and then through a sieve.

Put back on the heat and, if necessary, add a ladle of vegetable broth

Let it boil and store in a bain-marie.

Grease the molds, fill them with vegetables and put them in the oven for about ten minutes.

Cut the scamorza into slices, grill them and arrange them on the plate in a pinwheel.

Remove the millefeuille from the oven and turn it out in the center of the pinwheel with the diced tomato on top.

Serve the vegetable millefeuille with the escarole coulis and the sprig of parsley.

Allergens

Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported

Onion: possible reactivity in case of nickel allergy due to the vegetable’s ability to concentrate it

Mushrooms: cases of intolerance described

Pomegranate: some cases of hypersensitivity to this fruit have been described

Extra virgin olive oil: unusual allergy; intolerance not described

Potatoes: possible individual intolerance; possible reactivity in case of allergy to Gramineae, Birch, Parietaria

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

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

Scamorza: milk allergens

Escarole: possible cases of allergy

Zucchini: possible individual intolerance or cross-reaction in case of allergy to Ambrosia

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.

Onion: it is rich in selenium which supports the immune system and with the ability to stabilize blood glucose at normal values; it provides quercetin, a flavonoid that helps contain cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood, parameters related to cardiovascular risk, which also supports liver function by promoting the purification of the body. Also indicated for nephropathic patients, it is a good diuretic that prevents kidney stones. It provides folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression

Pleurotus mushrooms: rich in vitamins, minerals and bioactive compounds that contribute to general well-being, cardiovascular function and strengthening the immune system.

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

Potatoes: rich in carotenoids and vitamin C, the antioxidant par excellence that fights free radicals and supports the immune and cardiovascular systems. 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

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.

Scamorza: cheese that can be included in a low-calorie diet (if not seasoned with oil), low-sodium (therefore against hypertension) and against hypercholesterolemia. Also rich in lactic flora. The presence of tryptophan helps to counteract depression

Escarole: salad source of 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.

Zucchini: 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 nephropathics; 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
• Mucositis – Inflammation and injury of the oral cavity

Avoid administration in case of:

• Constipation with meteorism
• Diarrhea
• Dysphagia (Problems chewing – swallowing)