Salads

Watermelon-Joghy Cake

Jul 31, 2015 | Posted by in Dessert, Salads | 0

  Watermelon, Check; Joghurt, Check… Hmmm, what could I prepare for lunch? Something refreshing and satiating, nutritive and vegan of course. Ingredients: 1/3 of a watermelon vegan yoghurt: 500 ml (natural or with different tastes) 1 pear dried fruit a pinch of cinnamon powder Preparation: Try to get a cilindric or cubic shape of the watermelon. What I did was first cutting the watermelon in half. Then I took one of the halves and cut it in a circular shape as thick as high I wanted my “cake” to be. Of course the thickness depends also on how hungry you are. I proceeded further by cutting this prepared piece of watermelon in a cylindric shape. (Argh, explaining how to cut it seems to be harder than just doing it; however, I believe that you understood how to proceed by just looking at the picture 🙂 .) Put the cut piece in a somehow deep plate and pour the joghurt above. Stick pear pieces on the walls and top the dish with nuts, honey and cinnamon. Ready-steady-go! Yum, yum, yum. Enjoy your meal! P.S.: You need a knife, a fork and spoon to eat it slowly 😀 and to enjoy every…Read more …

Carrot Salad – the easiest ever

Jul 29, 2015 | Posted by in Salads, Snacks | 0

It is literally the simplest salad you could do; only one and a half ingredients and Whoala!, ready to be tasted. Ingredients: Carrots (the quantity is of your choice) 1-2 tbs of balsamico Black pepper Preparation: Once you wash and peel the carrots, use the same vegetable peeler to obtain a form that facilitates the process of chewing the food but also increases the carrot taste (or this is just my feeling 😮 ). Sprinkle the salad with the balsamico and the black pepper. Advices and benefits: 1. In absence of balsamico you can easily use vinegar and lemon juice. 2. Carrots, thanks to the composition vitamins and other important nutrients are allies of the vision, a beautiful and youthful skin, of a body to be disposed to fight different types of cancerous diseases, infections or diseases that affect the heart, of a body detoxification… there are still reasons why carrots should be used, especially during the time when this vegetable is in season. 3. Do you know that eating carrots fastens the tanning process of the skin, due to the high content of beta-carotene? 4. Balsamico is high in magnesium, potassium, iron and calcium, not only nourishing ingredients but…Read more …