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Presentation

A nutritious recipe, consisting of a first course prepared with wholemeal pasta (fusilli), broad beans, champignon mushrooms, bay leaf, parsley, garlic, extra virgin olive oil

Ingredients
Serves 4

• 240 g (about 8.5 oz / 2½ cups) whole wheat fusilli pasta
• 200 g (about 7 oz / 1 cup) dried fava beans
• 1 kg (about 2.2 lb / 8–10 cups) button mushrooms (champignon), sliced
• Bay leaves, to taste
• Parsley, to taste
• Garlic, to taste
• 40 g (about 3 tbsp) extra-virgin olive oil

Method

Wash the dried fava beans under running water and put them in a small pan covered with cold water.

Add one or two bay leaves and a clove of garlic.

Put on the heat and bring to a boil.

Lower the heat to prevent the foam from escaping from the pan and cook over low heat until the broad beans are completely cooked.

At the end of cooking, add a pinch of salt and stir.

In a separate saucepan, cook the chopped mushrooms with oil and a clove of garlic.

At the end of cooking, add the parsley

Boil the wholemeal fusilli in plenty of salted water.

Keep aside a little pasta cooking water to dilute the fava bean cream if it is too thick

Remove a couple of tablespoons of mushrooms from the pan and add the fusilli

Allergens

Garlic: very rare cases of garlic reactivity reported

Laurel: possible individual allergy

Broad beans: possible allergies in predisposed individuals; cause of favism, reaction to the intake of broad beans in subjects with a genetic abnormality (absence of the enzyme G6PD: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.

Mushrooms: cases of intolerance described

Extra virgin olive oil: unusual allergy; intolerance not described

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

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.

Laurel: leaves and berries have diuretic properties, the leaves are rich in vitamin C favorable to the proper functioning of the immune system, minerals favorable to the production of red blood cells and the functioning of the cardiovascular system

Broad beans: rich in iron, potassium, magnesium, copper, selenium and many vitamins, especially ascorbic acid which helps support the immune system and neutralizes the action of free radicals, promote hematopoiesis and help reduce cholesterolemia and blood sugar, promoting the functionality of the cardiovascular system. Especially if consumed with the peel, they provide folic acid linked to the production of serotonin and therefore favorable to good mood and counteract depression

Champignon mushrooms: contain vitamin C and selenium that help counteract oxidative stress and protect cells from damage, B vitamins that promote metabolism and the nervous system and beta-glucans that are favorable to the immune system and organic defenses.

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

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. Cereals stimulate the synthesis of serotonin which counteracts depression and promotes good mood

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

Safety / Intended use

Product also intended for subjects with:

• Anorexia – Weight Loss
• Mucositis (inflammation and lesions of the oral cavity) only if very cott0

Not recommended in case of:

• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Dysphagia (problems chewing and swallowing)