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Soup of pulses and vegetables

What could be better than warming up with a tasty soup? Creamy, thick and full of good, wholesome ingredients, these are the characteristics of the recipe we recommend today: a delicious Soup of pulses and vegetables.

All the flavour and properties of natural, healthy foods that will make this first course extremely enjoyable in the colder months. And remember that pulses and vegetables are the best ingredients to prepare recipes for people with diabetes and celiac disease since they are both gluten-free and low or no-sugar.

Here is how to prepare it!

Soup of pulses and vegetables

9.42g carbohydrates per 100g

Ingredients

  • 1250g water
  • 300g dry mixed pulses (beans, chickpeas and broad beans)
  • 250g seasonal vegetables
  • 200g tomato sauce
  • salt and oil

Preparation

  1. Soak all the dried pulses in water for about 12 hours so that they soften.
  2. Once they are ready and rinsed, put them in a pot with water and cook them for about 40 minutes on low heat.
  3. Skim off the brown foam released by the pulses, add all the chopped vegetables and tomato sauce. Season with salt and leave to cook for another hour.

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  1. To obtain a creamy mixture, blend some of the vegetables with an immersion blender.
  2. Finally, serve the soup with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

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Version with gluten of Soup of pulses and vegetables

The recipe contains only naturally gluten-free ingredients, so no adaptation is necessary for its version with gluten.

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Meatballs with tomato sauce for happy families

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They are the food that everyone likes, young and old, but they are also the ideal solution for making an appetising main course that is easy to prepare and convenient to store: Meatballs with tomato sauce.

Meatballs are a must in the kitchen that can be prepared according to tradition, or by combining new ingredients.

Today’s recipe means authenticity: these meatballs are perfect for dipping bread in the sauce when the meatballs are over. Try also Turkey meatballs with Porcini mushrooms.

Meatballs with tomato sauce

4.89g carbohydrates per 100g

Ingredients

  • 600g lean minced beef
  • 300g tomato sauce
  • 50g Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, grated
  • 30g breadcrumbs**
  • 30g extra virgin olive oil
  • 20g wholemeal rice flour*
  • 1 egg
  • 1 clove garlic
  • salt

**Ingredients specific for celiacs

*Ingredients whose labels must read “gluten-free” (or, in Italy, present on  Prontuario AIC)

Preparation

  1. Roll up your sleeves… let’s get started! Mix the minced meat with egg, breadcrumbs and grated Parmesan, and season with salt. When the mixture is ready, form into balls about 3cm in diameter, flour them lightly and place them in a non-stick pan with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
  2. Brown them, then add the tomato sauce and the whole clove of garlic, previously peeled. Then season with salt, cover with a lid and leave to cook for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
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Cooking meatballs with sauce

3. Serve the meatballs piping hot with their sauce.

Le polpette al sugo pronte per essere gustate

Meatballs with sauce ready to be enjoyed

Version with gluten of Meatballs with tomato sauce

Replace gluten free breadcrumbs with standard breadcrumbs, no other adaptation is needed.

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