Mediterranean Diet
Cookbook with Pictures
Flavorful Easy Traditional Recipes
for a Healthy Lifestyle
with Useful Tips
Your Everyday Mediterranean Diet Book
Lara Baker
DEDICATION
This book is the gift my grandmother gave me, teaching me cooking.
In this cookbook you will find the best and traditional Mediterranean recipes of one life.
Her life.
Thank you grandma. I will never forget you.
This book is dedicated to your bright, genuine and simple soul.
Copyright 2021 Lara Baker
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Contents
Introduction
The Mediterranean diet is a dietary regime, typical of the countries of the Mediterranean area, that many studies have associated with countless health benefits, especially in the prevention of cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, and in 2010 UNESCO declared it an Intangible Heritage of Humanity . It is a lifestyle more than a simple way of eating, much more than a dietary pattern but, rather, a set of knowledge, social habits, and cultural traditions that have been historically handed down by the people who live in the Mediterranean since the immediate post-war period.
Following the Mediterranean diet means ensuring a balanced intake of various macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids or fats), so distributed:
45-60% carbohydrates, mainly complex (such as cereal starches)
10-12% proteins
20-35% fats with a percentage of saturated fats (present in almost all animal products except fish) of less than 10%.
More in detail, this dietary pattern guarantees our organism:
proteins in moderate quantity and mainly from the vegetable origin;
carbohydrates with low index and glycemic load, with simple sugars almost absent;
high ratio of monounsaturated/saturated fatty acids;
antioxidant substances (beta-carotene, tocopherols, vitamins C and E, polyphenols) in large quantities;
an abundance of calcium, magnesium, and potassium, low amounts of sodium
There are also substances with specific anti-tumor action present in some vegetables. Among these, glucosinolates of cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower) and sulfur compounds in which onions are rich.
Breakfast
Muffin
35 Min - Kcal 271 - 12 Muffins
Ingredients
125 g - 4,4 oz 1/2 cup of softened butter
265 g 9,23 oz 1 cup of 00 Flour
135 g 4,8 oz 2/3 cup of sugar
135 g 4,8 oz 2/3 cup of whole milk
110 g 3,9 oz 1/2 cup of eggs (about 2)
100 g 3,5 oz 7 tablespoon of dark chocolate drops
1 vanilla pod
1 teaspoon 0,5 oz of slight baking soda
1 pinch of fine salt
10 g 0,4 oz 1 tablespoon of baking powder
Cooking Instructions
With an electric whisk, cream the butter with the sugar until frothy and creamy.
Incise a vanilla bean and scrape out the seeds using the back of a knife. Pour them into the bowl with the butter and sugar.
Beat the whips again and add the eggs . Add the pinch of salt and whisk again to incorporate the powders.
You will notice that the mixture will become more consistent therefore dilute it with the milk at room temperature poured in a trickle. At this point, the mixture will be soft and compact.
Add 80 grams (2,8 oz 3/8 cup) of chocolate chips and mix with a spatula to incorporate them and then transfer the mixture into a disposable sc-a-poche without a nozzle so you can do a cleaner job otherwise use a spoon. Place the paper cups in a muffin pan and fill them 2/3 full, leaving less than an inch from the surface. Each muffin should weigh about 70 grams (2.5 oz 1/3 cup).
Pour the remaining 20 chocolate chips over the cupcakes and bake in a preheated oven at 180C (356 F) for 18-20 minutes in static mode (otherwise at 160C (320 F) for 13-15 minutes if the oven is fan-assisted). At this point, your chocolate chip muffins are ready to be enjoyed.
Nutritional Facts for 1 Muffin
Energy Kcal 271, Carbohydrates g 34.4 of which sugars g 17.5 Proteins g 4.5 Fats g 12.9 of which saturated g 7.33 Fiber g 0.7 Cholesterol mg 61 Sodium mg 119
Useful Tips
You can make them more rustic by reducing a chocolate bar into slivers rather than using chips. Adding diced pears, on the other hand, makes for a deliciou s chocolate-pear variation!
Banana Bread
80 Mi n - Kcal 43 - 6 Servings
Ingredients
120 g 4,2 oz 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 6 g 0,2 oz - 2 teaspoons powdered yeast for cakes
- lemon juice to taste
200 g 7 oz 3/4 and 00 Flour
120 g 4,4 oz 1/2 and cup of sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon 0,25 oz of ground cinnamon
1 pinch of fine salt
3 g 0,4 oz 1 tablespoon of bicarbonate
Cooking Instructions
Peel the bananas and cut them into slices.
Pour them into a bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent them from blackening.
Mash them with a fork and set them aside. In another bowl, pour the chopped butter and sugar. Work with an electric whisk and when the mixture is smooth, add the eggs. Add a pinch of salt, then pour in the mashed bananas.