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2009 has begun with this serious economic crisis. In Italy too. But we are confident in the hability of everyone: let’s roll up our sleeves and change our lifestyle! Every crisis let new opportunities be born.
Well. The first step is to save money for different reasons. Have you ever thought to buy only seasonal and local products? In this way we can eat vegetables and fruit with a high nutritive value (more vitamins …), protect environment because it isn’t necessary to transport them for long distance. It’s dramatic the global warming, in’t it? Besides we save money. In Italy we call this 0 kilometre. There are more and more 0 kilometre markets in the most important cities.
So it is important to change the ingredients of the salads. In summer we use seasonal green salads mixed with carrots, tomatoes, peppers, basil, chives … or strawberries, melon … In winter we use seasonal green salads mixed with oranges, pears, pineapple, apples, raisins, walnuts … and all that our fancy suggests. These side dishes are very tasty! One of the most delicious is made with lettuce and orange. Buy organic oranges, wash them and slice them with their peel (we have just read scientific research has discovered orange peel is anti-cholesterol), cut every slice into pieces and mix orange pieces with lettuce. Dress this salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Choose local ingredients and create you own “0 km” green salad or buy seasonal ingredients and spend less!
You can find other recipes here.
Greetings from Italy
Carlo & Loretta
