KITCHEN FOR THE SOUL by Laura Vannelli


Laura Vannelli writes and collaborates in the blog of creandotuvida.com

I consider that there are several ways to become happy. Being invited to participate in this site and to be able to convey my personal experience in the field of food (for good nutrition), which I have studied and put into practice for so many years makes me feel happy. Putting my grain of sand to reach other people who are in the great search to live better is a responsibility that I am delighted.

Neapolitan Vegetable Cake

Ingredients:
Mass:
Brown rice flour, 1 cup
Superfine whole wheat flour, 2 cups
Sea salt, 1 teaspoon
Brewer's yeast, 1 tablespoon of dessert
1 1/2 cup warm water
2 tablespoons oil
Egg or milk to paint

Filling
1 tbsp oil
Spinach 1 tied
Scallions 1
Nutmeg, pinch
Skimmed Ricotta 100 gr (optional)
Grated cheese 2 or 3 tablespoons

sauce
Tomatoes 3 (ripe)
Optional Garlic
Sea salt and oregano, pinch

Dough Preparation
Mix the flour and salt in a bowl. Separately dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water with 1 tablespoon of oil. Incorporate into the previous preparation and mix well adding the necessary warm water until you have a consistent bun. Let rest 30 minutes. After that time stretch the dough and accommodate in the mold, paint with a little egg and fill.

Filling:
Barely cook the vegetables with a minimum of water. Remove, drain well and chop. Apart, spread a saucepan with the oil and put in the chopped scallions, cover and cook over low heat until tender. Add chopped vegetables, season with salt and nutmeg. If you want to incorporate the ricotta mix well fill the cake cover with the sauce * and sprinkle with the cheese. Cook in a moderate oven for approximately 25 minutes.

* Sauce: blend all ingredients and use.

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Tomato Sandwich

Ingredients:

2 slices of whole wheat bread (always if possible organic)

1 ripe tomato of good quality 1/2 avocado or avocado
alfalfa sprouts
lettuce or any green leaf they like

preparation:
Toast the bread a little, this is good to prevent mucus from forming in the body and add all the ingredients. Spread the bread with the chopped avocado (you can add a little salt, oregano and lemon drops). And finally put the sliced ​​tomato slices thick.

This is an example of a vegetarian sandwich but there are many delicious combinations. You can mix raw and cooked vegetables, different types of mayonnaise (carrot, squash, avocado, chickpeas). You can use whole-grain breads, pita bread, also known as Arabic. Barely cooked vegetables such as thin slices of eggplants, zucchini, squash, added onions of olives, sauerkraut and occasionally you can include some brie, goat, blue cheese ... let's make these sandwiches, something healthy, rich, nutritious and creative.

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