With the warm weather comes the desire to buy fresh and seasonal fruit and vegetables. But if you can't do your shopping every day and don't want to find yourself at the end of the week with moldy tomatoes and wilted vegetables, don't give up the benefits of a Mediterranean diet for so little.
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With the warm weather comes the desire to buy fresh fruit and vegetables and season. But if you can't shop every day and don't want to find yourself at the end of the week with moldy tomatoes and wilted vegetables, don't give up the benefits of a Mediterranean diet for so little.
There are quite a few tricks to help you keep freshness within reach hand, indeed at your plate !!
1) A beautiful hot bath per preserve the berries certainly could not miss it. Well yes, funny to say but there thermotherapy it also benefits our strawberries or blackberries or raspberries… The process consists simply of the iimmerse the fruit in its plastic basket (or in a container) in a pot with hot water. The temperature kills molds and manages to retain freshness for longer. They are enough only 30 seconds at 125 degrees and yours blueberries will look freshly picked!
2-How sad to see those beautiful ones juicy tomatoes end up in our compost now rotten and full of mold ... In this case, however, dispelling the false myths, the refrigerator does not help us. Strange but true: with cold temperatures our tasty tomatoes lose aroma, flavor and many enzymes without which they more easily develop internal mold. Better to store them in one paper envelope or let them breathe at room temperature. Finally, it is always better to touch them as little as possible so as not to run the risk of bruising them.
3-How to extend the life of lettuce or chicory? To keep all green leafy vegetables well, simply wrap them in a paper towel to absorb moisture. And if they begin to wilt a little, once placed in the fridge, wake them up with an ice bath! It also applies to aromatic plants. Before washing them, always remove the first leaves which usually tend to decompose more easily.
4-Peppers, green beans, broccoli, cabbage, celery, cucumbers, onions, aubergines, mushrooms etc. Yes they can freeze easily and reuse them for the occasion without too many problems. The only trick is to blanch them first, cool them and then give them at temperatures below zero. Excellent idea also to enrich ours Minestrone of some missing ingredients!
The 5- bananas they keep longer in the refrigerator. The cause of their maturation derives from the production of a gas: theethylene. If you want to accelerate its ripening, you can keep it next to a more ripe banana or an apple. But when you see the thin skin full of brown spots, it's time to eat it or use it for a bella macedonia.
With these good tips you will be able to correctly follow a good home preservation of food and, not least, they will also help you to benefit from all the advantages of a healthy Mediterranean diet! Then if you want to try your hand at something more studied and thrifty, read on Thu
Michela Silvestri
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