mint – Cooking with a Cat https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com Recipes for Fast Metabolism Diet Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:15:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.2 Red pepper sauce, raw and vegan https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/red-pepper-sauce-raw-and-vegan/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/red-pepper-sauce-raw-and-vegan/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2017 13:36:20 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=2659 Today I propose a perfect recipe to give a touch of flavor to vegetables, meat or even pasta. It is a very simple and fast red pepper sauce, raw and veganto prepare. The mixture of ingredients, makes this sauce an original and…

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Today I propose a perfect recipe to give a touch of flavor to vegetables, meat or even pasta. It is a very simple and fast red pepper sauce, raw and veganto prepare. The mixture of ingredients, makes this sauce an original and creative option to dress vegetables in the oven or accompany all kinds of meat.

This sauce is a good choice also for pasta dressing in Phase 2, both the shiritaki (pasta of konjak) and the pasta of edamame * (only for vegans).

I wait for your opinions 😉

Red pepper sauce, raw and vegan

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Phase 1 · Phase 2 · Phase 3 Serves: 1 Prep Time: Cooking Time:

Ingredients

  • 1 red pepper
  • 1/4 celery stalk
  • 1/2 onion (1 shallot in P2)
  • 1/2 lime juice
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 3 or 4 fresh mint leaves
  • 6 or 7 fresh parsley leaves
  • Grated lime zest
  • 1 or 2 water spoons
  • 1 pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Wash and chop the pepper and celery
  2. Remove the germ to the garlic clove
  3. Peel and finely chop shallot and garlic
  4. Chop finely parsley and mint
  5. Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth.
  6. Serve this sauce with vegetables, meat, or pasta *

This recipe is compatible with the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3; You can eat at any time of the day: it only contains vegetables.

Notes

* In the photo you can see this sauce served with edamame pasta and accompanied by cooked edamame. Edamame is only allowed for vegans and only in Phase 2.

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Whole Spelt Tabbouleh https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/whole-spelt-tabbouleh/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/whole-spelt-tabbouleh/#comments Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:45:53 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=2568 Tabbouleh (or tabulé) is a recipe of Lebanese and Syrian origin, very fresh and light, for this reason is the perfect food for the summer. It is a cold salad based on Bulgur and fresh vegetables; To adapt it to the FMD,…

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Tabbouleh (or tabulé) is a recipe of Lebanese and Syrian origin, very fresh and light, for this reason is the perfect food for the summer. It is a cold salad based on Bulgur and fresh vegetables; To adapt it to the FMD, I decided to change the Bulgur by whole spelt cous cous and the result is great.

Personally, I am very fan of this recipe, because apart from being delicious is also very quick to prepare. It is a perfect first course for Phase 1.

I hope you like it 🙂

Whole Spelt Tabbouleh

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup of cooked whole spelt cous cous*
  • 1/4 cucumber
  • 1/4 onion
  • 1/2 pepper
  • 1 cup of tomatoes
  • Fresh mint
  • Fresh basil
  • Lemon juice
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. Cook the spelt cous cous according to the package instructions
  2. When it is ready, stir with a fork so it does not stick
  3. Wash the vegetables, peel the cucumber, and cut all vegetables diced
  4. Cut the mint and basil into small pieces
  5. Mix the cous cous, the vegetables and the fresh spices in a bowl
  6. Garnish with lemon juice and salt to taste

This recipe is suitable for the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase1. With these quantities, you get 1 grain serving for <20 pounds.

For a complete lunch, add more veggies, protein and fruit.

For a complete dinner, add more veggies and protein.

Notes

* If you want to eat tabbouleh in Phase 3, you can prepare it with 1/2 cup of cooked quinoa instead of cous cous. ONLY for dinner.

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Gazpacho with vinegar pearls: a summer delight https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/gazpacho-with-vinegar-pearls-a-summer-delight/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/gazpacho-with-vinegar-pearls-a-summer-delight/#comments Sat, 05 Aug 2017 15:23:45 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=2541 The gazpacho is a light and fresh dish typical of Spain. It is a cream of vegetables very adapted for the summer. Like many traditional recipes, there are many different versions of gazpacho, some more traditional and some more creative. For example,…

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The gazpacho is a light and fresh dish typical of Spain. It is a cream of vegetables very adapted for the summer.

Like many traditional recipes, there are many different versions of gazpacho, some more traditional and some more creative. For example, last year, I create a recipe for gazpacho with cherries that took the Gazpacho Experimental prize in the contest of gazpachos in La Principal.

Today I propose a simpler version with a more traditional flavor, accompanied by pearls of balsamic vinegar and mint leaves.

Leave me your opinion in the comments 😉

Gazpacho with vinegar pearls

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Phase 1 · Phase 3 Serves: 2 Prep Time: Cooking Time:

Ingredients

  • 6 ripe tomatoes
  • 1/4 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 green pepper
  • 1/2 red pepper
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1- 2 tablespoons of vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (optional Phase3)
  • Beads of balsamic vinegar
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. Wash the tomatoes well and pass them by boiling water (just a few seconds) to be able to remove the skin well
  2. Clean and peeled the tomatoes, proceed to remove all the seeds with a spoon
  3. Peel cucumber, onion and garlic (to garlic remove the heart * trick of the grandmother * to make it more delicate) and cut them into pieces
  4. Wash the peppers well, eliminate the seeds and cut them
  5. Combine all the vegetables and beat with the blender until a homogeneous compound
  6. Season with salt and vinegar and beat again
  7. Pass the gazpacho through a fine strainer, to remove the skins of the peppers
  8. Serve cold (after a few hours in the fridge) with pearls of balsamic vinegar
  9. Garnish with fresh mint leaves
  10. In phase 3, you can add EVO oil

This recipe is suitable for the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase1 and Phase 3;

This recipe contains only Vegetables so that you can eat the desired amount in the appropriate phases. If in Phase 3 you add oil, remember that it counts as healthy fat.

 

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A light and fresh snack: Baba Ganoush https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/a-light-and-fresh-snack-baba-ganoush/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/a-light-and-fresh-snack-baba-ganoush/#comments Sat, 08 Jul 2017 10:05:00 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=2474 Baba Ganoush is a typical Middle Eastern dish based on roasted eggplant, tomato, parsley, and cumin. It is often confused with another similar dish, the mutabal, which is a cream of eggplant and tahini, a kind of fusion between hummus and baba…

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Baba Ganoush is a typical Middle Eastern dish based on roasted eggplant, tomato, parsley, and cumin. It is often confused with another similar dish, the mutabal, which is a cream of eggplant and tahini, a kind of fusion between hummus and baba ganoush, but of this recipe.

The one I propose is a fresh recipe, light and quick to prepare, adapts to all tastes and perfect for parties and snacks with friends.

Baba ganoush

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Ingredients

  • 1 large eggplant
  • 1 tomato (optional)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • Parsley
  • Mint
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 lemon juice
  • Cumin
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200 °C (400° F)
  2. Place the aubergines washed on baking paper in a baking sheet and roast for about 45 – 50 minutes; Rotate them 2 or 3 times
  3. When well cooked, let them cool and then peel them
  4. Meanwhile, finely chop the garlic, parsley, and mint
  5. To put in a mixer the pulp of eggplant, the garlic, the parsley, the mint, the cumin, the oil, the juice of lemon and the salt; Beat until cream
  6. If desired, cut the tomato into cubes and use it to decorate the cream (optional)

This recipe is compatible with the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 3; With these quantities, you got one serving of healthy fats for <20 pounds.

Notes

WARNING FOR CELIAC: always check that the products that you use are certified without gluten, for who has doubts in this respect can be informed in the following link: http://bit.ly/GlutenFreeSymbol

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Raw vegan chocolate mousse: a fresh and healthy snack https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/raw-vegan-chocolate-mousse-a-fresh-and-healthy-snack/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/raw-vegan-chocolate-mousse-a-fresh-and-healthy-snack/#comments Wed, 31 May 2017 16:17:09 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=2377 Like every Wednesday, today we are back to Phase 2, the hardest phase for many, but we are not discouraged. The recipe I propose today is designed for all my vegan readers, so that they can enjoy a fantastic mousse of 100%…

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Like every Wednesday, today we are back to Phase 2, the hardest phase for many, but we are not discouraged. The recipe I propose today is designed for all my vegan readers, so that they can enjoy a fantastic mousse of 100% vegetable origin perfectly compatible with FMD.

This is a very simple recipe, which is prepared in a few minutes and only has few ingredients; Yet its light and sweet taste will surprise you and conquer the hearts of all, children included.

Raw vegan chocolate mousse: a fresh and healthy snack

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Phase 2 Serves: 1 - 2 Prep Time: Cooking Time:

Ingredients

  • 170 gr silky tofu *
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa paste 100% (approx. 12 g)
  • 3 teaspoons of birch xylitol
  • Cinnamon powder
  • Orange skin (optional)
  • Natural peppermint aroma (optional)

Instructions

  1. Rinse and drain well the silky tofu
  2. Chop and beat in a blender until a uniform mousse is formed
  3. Undo the cocoa paste in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water (bain marie)
  4. Add the cocoa paste to tofu and 1 teaspoon xylitol and continue beating a little more
  5. Add the rest of the xylitol, cinnamon and if desired mint aroma or orange peel (optional)
  6. Beat until homogeneous
  7. Let it rest in the refrigerator to be fresh and serve in a glass with a little ground cinnamon

This recipe is compatible with the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 2 ONLY for vegans; With these quantities, you get 2 snacks for >20 pounds or 1 breakfast for >20 pounds. For a complete breakfast add phase vegetables.

Notes

*In case you do not find silky tofu, you can use classic tofu. - WARNING FOR CELIAC: always check that the products that you use are certified without gluten, for who has doubts in this respect can be informed in the following link: http://bit.ly/GlutenFreeSymbolologíaSinGluten

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Celebrating Labor Day: Wild rice pasta with fava beans and chickpeas https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/celebrating-labor-day-wild-rice-pasta-with-fava-beans-and-chickpeas/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/celebrating-labor-day-wild-rice-pasta-with-fava-beans-and-chickpeas/#respond Mon, 01 May 2017 18:01:11 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=2182 Labor Day is a commemorative celebration celebrated in many countries of the world to remember the struggle of the labor movement and the reduction of the working day to 8 hours. Although it is not properly a holiday like Christmas or Easter,…

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Labor Day is a commemorative celebration celebrated in many countries of the world to remember the struggle of the labor movement and the reduction of the working day to 8 hours. Although it is not properly a holiday like Christmas or Easter, it does not lack traditions; In Rome, for example, Labor Day is often celebrated, with a trip out of town. The typical thing is to meet with a good group of friends, leave the city and immerse yourself in nature. Clearly, a gastronomic tradition could not be lacking: they usually eat raw fava beans with Pecorino Romano cheese. This is a typical cheese from the Lazio region (where Rome is located) and is made with sheep’s milk. As in the Fast Metabolism Diet, cheese is not allowed, I have not been able to respect the tradition as it is, so I have decided to create a special dish for this day: black rice pasta with fava beans and chickpeas.

I await your opinions! 🐱

Wild rice pasta with fava beans and chickpeas

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Phase 1 · Phase 3 Serves: 2 - 3 Prep Time: Cooking Time:

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of fresh fava beans
  • 1/2 cup of cooked chickpeas
  • 2 cups of cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 onion
  • 3 cups of cooked wild rice pasta
  • Lemon zest
  • 4 mint leaves + 2 to decorate
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. Open the pods and extract all the fava beans
  2. Remove the excrescence that is on the top of the fava beans
  3. Boil them for 4 minutes in plenty of water with a little salt (save 1/4 cup of the cooking water) and then drain and cool under cold water
  4. Peel and finely chop the onion and put it in a frying pan over high heat with the fava beans and their cooking water
  5. Cut the cherry tomatoes into quarters and add them to the fava beans
  6. After a few minutes add the chickpeas, 4 chopped mint leaves and a little salt
  7. Cook until the fava beans are cooked and the tomatoes have crumbled into a sauce
  8. Cook pasta according to package directions and add to fava bean and chickpea sauce
  9. Serve hot with grated lemon peel and 1 mint leaf

This recipe is compatible with the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 1 and Phase 3.

  • Phase 1: With these quantities, you get 3 dinners for <20 pounds or 2 dinners for >20 pounds. For a complete dinner add phase vegetables. You can make this dish for P1 lunch adding phase vegetables and fruit.
  • Phase 3: All quantities are the same, the only one that changes is the amount of pasta, which is reduced by half; in this way you get 3 dinners for <20 pounds or 2 dinners for >20 pounds. For a complete dinner add phase vegetables and healthy fats.

Notes

* ONLY for P3 I advise adding 1/2 tablespoon EVO Oil before serving. - WARNING FOR CELIAC: always check that the products that you use are certified without gluten, for who has doubts in this respect can be informed in the following link: https://bit.ly/GlutenFreeSymbol

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