Experience the beneficial properties and intense flavor of these red lentils, a fast cooking and low fat variety. They are perfect legumes for those looking for a dietary ingredient but rich in iron, vegetable protein and fiber. They are easy to digest, perfect for soup recipes and as a side dish.
Ingredients: hulled red lentils Origin: Canada
Soaking: - Cooking time: 10 min. / in a pressure cooker 5 min.
Discover the taste of these legumes, with small, lens-shaped seeds, black like Beluga caviar. You will try a dish rich in protein, iron and fiber, with a low fat content. The delicate flavor of black lentils makes them perfect as a side dish, for salads, appetizers, soups with vegetables and cereals, fish dishes.
Ingredients: black Beluga lentils Origin: Canada Cooking times: 25 min. / in a pressure cooker 10 min.
Green pepper is used to flavor fish and meat dishes (chicken, turkey, pork, beef). The recipe for fillet with green pepper is famous. It is particularly appreciated for its spicy, fresh and delicately herbaceous flavour. Green pepper also goes well with other spices, including nutmeg, coriander and juniper.
Cinnamon in bark is the spice preferred by cooks to give a particular flavor to their recipes. In healthy terms, cinnamon helps keep blood sugar in balance, helps prevent cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, triglycerides and ulcers. Tip: do not cook it too long, it can become bitter.
Exotic fruit par excellence, Medjoul dates have properties and benefits including antioxidant effects, excellent for fighting the cellular aging process. In addition, Medjoul dates are the best-selling on the market for their delicious flavor, enveloping also thanks to their softness.
Cassia ground cinnamon has an intense flavor that goes well with salty foods and flavors meat. In the Middle East it accompanies stews, lamb, goose and duck meat; in Thailand pork and dried fruit; in Morocco it is combined with pigeon pastilla; in Yorkshire it is excellent in braised ham. A pinch of cinnamon is perfect in mashed potatoes, ravioli and pumpkin risotto. It gives a unique aroma to vegetable pies or natural yoghurt.
Choose these legumes without zest, more digestible but always rich in flavor. The shelled peas are perfect for acquiring nutrients and energy useful for well-being: proteins, simple sugars, low fats. These legumes are considered delicious for their sweet taste, and excellent in cooking without the need for soaking. Delicious for the preparation of pea soups, soups, first courses, main courses and side dishes; they cook quickly, peel free, and are easily assimilated during digestion.
Ingredients: shelled peas Origin: Canada Cooking times: 30 min./ in a pressure cooker 10 min.
Experience the delicate flavor and healthy properties of this small and exquisite variety of legumes. Eston are lentils that contain little starch, suitable for maintaining high protein levels and low glycemic load. Perfect for soups and broths, they stay compact.
Ingredients: Estonian lentils Origin: Canada
Cooking times: 40 min. / in a pressure cooker 10 min.
Orange blossoms can be used alone for a calming herbal tea, or added together with a blend of medicinal herbs, as desired. They possess expectorant properties against colds, thanks to vitamin C, and promote proper digestion. The relaxing characteristics of orange blossom are useful in cases of insomnia, anxiety and stress.
Ingredients: orange blossom Botanical name: Citrus aurantium Origin: Middle East
Chinese five spice powder is a traditional spice blend, used in Chinese cuisine. This mix gives the dishes a light hint of minty taste, which still includes all the five flavors in cooking: sweet, sour, salty, spicy and bitter. A special taste to flavor meat and fish dishes, marinades and exotic sauces.
Ingredients:
star anise, cloves, cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, fennel.
The cumin plant, is one of the oldest medicinal plants, it produces seeds that have a spicy flavor and a rich and singular aroma. Some research is also testing its slimming power. The scientists involved compared the effects of using cumin extracts on overweight and blood sugar.