January fruit



Citrus fruits in the January kitchen

Oranges, mandarins and grapefruits are the fruits of January that cannot be missed in the diet of this period. Excellent as snacks or at the end of a meal, they are versatile and useful ingredients, therefore, also to make a thousand recipes. The juice and peel of citrus fruits lend themselves, in fact, to the preparation of many desserts, but also of risottos and main courses.

An orange salad, seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper is a side dish full of vitamins suitable for a cold January day. Mandarins are a healthy and natural solution for children's school snacks.

And then ... have you ever tried grapefruit risotto ? A light and delicate dish, also suitable for those who want to get back in shape after the Christmas holidays. In summary, try using citrus fruits by experimenting with new dishes, to vary the diet and get the maximum benefit from these typical fruits of January and the entire cold season.

A tip: if you decide to use the peel, make sure it is untreated.

Kiwi and other fruit of January

In January eat lots of kiwis. The kiwi is very rich in vitamin C, much more than citrus fruits, and therefore helps the body to defend itself from the typical ailments of winter. Refreshing, thirst-quenching, diuretic and laxative, the kiwi also has antiseptic properties and is a valid ally for pregnant women because it helps prevent and alleviate some of the typical problems of pregnancy such as constipation, hemorrhoids, water retention and circulatory problems. If you want to use kiwi for the preparation of a delicious but not too caloric dessert, prepare a shortcrust pastry and, after having it cooked in the oven, garnish it with lots of kiwi slices.

Or you can try making muffins with kiwi and banana: the ingredients are 200 grams of flour, 50 grams of whole cane sugar, a vanilla yogurt, an egg, three ripe kiwis and a banana, baking powder or baking soda with cremor tartar, a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of cinnamon. Mix all the ingredients and, if the dough is too hard, add milk. Pour the mixture into the cups and bake at 180 ° for about ten minutes.

Other typical fruits of January are apples and pears, useful to the body for the richness of fiber and vitamins. Both these types of fruit, but above all the pears, lend themselves to the preparation of mixed salads and, together with a low-fat cheese, become an excellent second course.

Dried fruit in January

January, as well as the entire cold season, is also a good time to eat dried fruit. Nuts, almonds, pistachios etc. can of course be found all year round, but during the winter, with the cold, the body is particularly in need of energy, as well as the need to defend itself from seasonal ailments and can find a valid help of its own in these foods, energetic, rich in minerals and vitamins, highly digestible and particularly nutritious.

In reality, the term dried fruit refers not only to oilseeds, but also to dehydrated fruit, for example grapes, figs and apricots.

Oilseeds and dehydrated fruit have very different characteristics; some are particularly rich in minerals, including calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron, the others mainly contain a high quantity of sugars.

The oil seeds, in particular almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios, in our culinary tradition are used above all for the preparation of desserts, but they also lend themselves to enriching salads and many other dishes. For example, have you ever tried to season pasta with ricotta and walnut kernels?

Fruit and vegetables in January

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