Health by Parsley
Introduction :
Parsley is a bi-annual plant
Parsley is a condiment the most used of all for its taste, aroma and decorate a dish. He composed the bouquet garni and persillade.
I - What is the nutritional composition?
Calories : 55
Carbohydrates : 2 - 2.5 g
Proteins : 3.5 g
Fat : 1 g
Water : 84 g
Fibers : 1.8 - g
Potassium : 800 mg
Magnésium : - mg
Calcium 200 mg
Fer : 2 - 20 mg
Phosphore : - mg
Selenium : - mg
Sodium : 30 mg
Sulfur : 190 mg
Vitamine A (Beta-carotene) : 7 000 UI ou 12 mg
Vitamine B : All
Vitamine C : 200 - 240 mg
II - Nutrition Explanations:
Parsley is very provided of vitamin C per 100g. But also of the carotene, chlorophyll, manganese and minerals.
Parsley is used sparingly as if it was used repeatedly, it would prevent cardiovascular diseases
Parsley has all the B vitamins.
Parsley has stimulant (bowel, bladder, uterus) and digestive properties.
it is very effective against rheumatism!
And it is excellent for blood flow.
It is a plant rich in essential oil whose major constituent is apiol
III - Associations:
Parsley may be associated with salads, tomatoes, cooked beetroot and raw fish in a marinade, steak, chopped steak.
Otherwise with some vegetables like cucumber, avocado, cooked beetroot.
IV - How to choose an Parsley ?
When the leaves are hard to the touch, smell strong
V - The varieties of Parsley :
- There are flat-leaf parsley is more fragrant and flavored ;
- Curly parsley is used for decoration to make tabbouleh
VI - Recipes :
Cooked beetroot and Maltese orange Endives Salad : http://www.redgage.com/blogs/cleroy61/recipe-endives-salad.html
Make Special Fries : http://www.redgage.com/blogs/cleroy61/recipe-make-special-fries.html
- Add as much as possible in the parsley salad. chop finely with scissors or a knife if you are clever !
- For the cooked food, add it for 30 seconds!
- Bouquet garni includes parsley, thyme, bay leaf and creeping thyme
- Persillade is mix of parsley and garlic to put in an omelet
- Herb Butter is made with butter, parsley and garlic for snails or seafood such as clams, fines seas, mussel.
- Use Parsley in marinade : (olive oil, parsley, garlic, anis seeds, coriander seeds and leaves, basilisk, pink berries, shalott, carrot) ; With this recipe you can buy fresh Salmon (not smoked) and cut into thin slices. In a container, put an olive oil liter and all the ingredients mentioned above. refrigerate for 72 hours. You can keep this marinade 1 month or even more
VII - Source Books :
I'm helping myself by reading/consulting those books writing in french (sorry!)
► Dictionnaire de diététique et de nutrition de Dr Pierre Dukan
► La santé par les fruits et légumes de Véronique Liégeois
► Se soigner par les légumes, les fruits et les céréales du Dr Jean Valnet
► L'abécédaire des fruits et des légumes de Raymond Dextreit
► Wikipedia english and french
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