Legumes

Legumes variety of flavors recipes

Legumes, highly appreciated by Italians, have always represented a fundamental food of the Mediterranean diet. The different ones variety they are rich in proteins and iron, especially when combined with carbohydrates. To all types of legumes of different varieties, correspond recipes delicious, deriving from tradition and poor cuisine, capable of enhancing the authentic aromas of the past with simple ingredients.

Lentils, cannellini and borlotti beans, chickpeas and cicerchie, peas and finally broad beans are varieties commonly used in everyday life. Legumes are called the seeds of plants belonging to the legume family, consumable both fresh and dried (after soaking them in water).

Energetic like few other foods, when combined with cereals they guarantee a higher protein intake of meat, isn't that a good reason to eat legume-based dishes? Variety of preparations and imagination in the kitchens, you will find numerous tasty legume recipes suitable for any dinner, from the most romantic to the less formal. Warm up autumn or winter tables with a soup, or savor the delicacy of pureed lentils. Flip through the pages of poison and discover this original world starting from a seed, to bring variety and flavor to your menus!