Even if you do not completely embrace the vegan or vegetarian philosophy, it can be a good workout for the body, as is the sport, choose a varied, light and colorful diet, which welcomes dishes at least a couple of times a week completely veg.
This healthy habit helps the organism to feel good in a natural way, to lose weight without taking drugs, to lose weight gradually and with taste, without having an obsession with the balance.
And if you suffer from discomfort or gastro-intestinal disorders, from stomach acid to constipation or poor digestion, then healthy and light foods, such as tofu, courgettes and carrots, certainly help.
Let's find out some ideas of combinations and hints of san and quick and light recipes.
Zucchini stuffed with tofu on carrot julienne
Ingredients for 2 people :
> 4 zucchini
> a stick of tofu
> half a garlic clove
> breadcrumbs
> salt, pepper and a few leaves of mint and basil.
> 2/3 carrots
Preparation : blanch the courgettes for a few minutes, divide them into two parts and empty them. With an immersion blender grind together tofu (previously boiled for a few minutes), the pulp of the courgettes, the garlic, the breadcrumbs, the salt, the pepper and the mint and basil leaves.
Fill the zucchini, bake at 180 ° C for a quarter of an hour / twenty minutes, sprinkling with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkling with sesame seeds. Serve hot on a bed of carrots cut into julienne strips and season with salt, oil and lemon.
Carrot soup with cumin, sautéed courgettes and tofu
Ingredients for 2 people:
> 4 carrots
> caraway seeds
> vegetable nut
> tofu
> 2/3 zucchini
Preparation : boil the carrots, mix in the mixer, add the cumin seeds and the vegetable stock cube, continuing to cook for about 10 minutes, adding a few cubes of tofu. It must be a velvety not too thick.
Separately sauté the courgettes, cut into very thin slices, in a little oil, salt and pepper. Add the courgettes to the surface of the soup when serving with a drizzle of raw oil and some croutons.
Grilled tofu with marinated zucchini and carrots
Ingredients for 2 people:
> tofu
> flax seeds
> pumpkin seeds
> pepper
> soy sauce
> carrots
Preparation : heat the grill plate well, put a little oil in it and place the tofu cut into thin slices. Then add some flaxseed and pumpkin, pepper and soy sauce.
Cook everything for a few more minutes, before placing the slices on the plates you have marinated the zucchini and carrots very thinly cut with the potato peeler and seasoned with oil, pepper, salt and lemon.
