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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Mediterranean Savor: Cream soups with "colorful garnishes".

Small white beans
Green beans
Vegetables
Zucchini
Beetroot (Borsch cream)
Pumpkin (cream made as before)
Red beans

                                       
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Both in Spanish cuisine and Portuguese one is a tradition to accompany the meals by bread.
- The more color a dish has, the higher its nutritional value is.

- Also, through the meals that we do during the day, we can complete the range of colors.

- Eating assorted fruits is another way to get a great variety of nutrients.

- Vegetables, combined each other, provide us with all nutrients we need.

- Never forget water, essential drink to live.

Some properties, in a very general way:

White strengthens the immune system.
Yellow improves skin elasticity.
Orange prevents inflammation, improves vision.
Red protects the heart.
Blue-Purple protects the nervous system.
Green detoxifies.
Brown provides energy.
Black, cell regenerator.

Bulbs, rhizomes, roots and tubers:

They are a Nutrient Store and, furthermore, are base ingredients for many recipes.

Beetroot, Carrot, Celeriac (knob celery), Florence fennel, Garlic, Ginger, Leek, Onion, Parsnip, Potato, Radish, Sweet potato, Turmeric, Turnip,

We present some recipes / to see more, go to blog archive.

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    ◾  There are several recipes inside Portuguese cuisine of dishes made with a rice stock, so that inspired by that kind of dishes I crea...
  • Mediterranean Savor: White beans stew with spinach.
    The white beans go very well with spinach, a rich source of vitamins and minerals.    Preparation :              In a 3-liter s...
  • Mediterranean Savor: garlic and onions
    Garlic and onions are staple foods in any kitchen in the Mediterranean area, mainly in Spain and Portugal: A kitchen with garlic a...
  • Quinoa with sauté vegetables
    Sauté vegetables are ideas to prepare easy-to-make dishes and do not require much time to prepare them. We choose the vegetables that ...

Ingredients

apple apricot avocado bay leaves beans beetroot black beans broad beans broccoli brown rice cabbage carrot cassava flour cauliflower celery chickpeas cinnamon couscous cranberry beans croutons (pieces of bread fried in oil) cucumber dried basil dried chili pepper dried oregano Dulse seaweed durum wheat semolina eggplant extra virgin olive oil freshly ground pepper (5 peppers grinder) garlic garlic stir-fry garlic stir-fry with paprika giant butter beans ginger green beans green pepper jasmine rice leek lemon lentils Muscovado sugar mushrooms mustard (seed) natural juices Nori seaweed onion paprika pasta (fusilli) peas pine nuts potatoes Provence Herbs pumpkin quinoa raisins red beans red cabbage red pepper round-grain brown rice (Calasparra D.O.) seasonal vegetables spinach tomato turnip vinegar Wakame seaweed white beans whole grain bread wild asparagus zucchini

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Garlic stir-fry with paprika, a special touch very typical in Spanish cuisine

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Collection: Mediterranean Savor, colors.

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Vegan cuisine with Mediterranean style

Mediterranean cuisine, transmitted from generation to generation, is characterized by the wise combination of the products from very faraway lands with the own ones of the region, enriching with the interaction of other cultures through the centuries.

Colorscodex is a photographic guide about dishes made only with vegetables and the style of the recipes, by the way of mixing the plant foods, has a marked Mediterranean Savor.

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