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VEGETABLES

Recipe for menestra the Navarran style

Vegetables let you have delicious low calorie dishes. These Navarran vegetables are low in calories. This recipe, though, has a slightly higher percentage of calories from fat than recommended, even if it is healthy olive oil. Combine it with grilled fish or meat to have a healthy, perfectly balanced menu.

Navarran menestra recipe

First quality healthy vegetables are the main ingredients for this recipe.

Ingredients

2 cups    quartered artichoke hearts   2 cups    diced carrots   2 cups    shelled peas   2 cups    cut green beans, 1 in pieces   2 cups    sliced mushrooms

1/4 cup    olive oil   1   onion, medium size, minced or finely chopped   2   leeks, in julienne   1   slice ham, preferably Serrano, in strips (optional)   2   eggs, hard boiled

Procedure

1. Take water to the boil in a pan. When ready, add carrots and peas first; mushrooms and beans five minutes later. Boil for five minutes. Strain the vegetables keeping the liquid to use later.
2. Heat the oil in another pan. Saute onion and leek for five minutes on a low heat; they will become translucent. Set the heat to medium; add the ham and saute for another two minutes. Add 1 cup of the cooking liquid previously reserved and take to boil. Add the vegetables to the pan, season, and cook for a further five minutes.
3. Serve on a plate, garnished with triangles of fried bread and hard boil egg quarters.

Servings: 4 Serving size: 1 serving Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving       Calories   241.70   Calories From Fat (46%)   111.89       % Daily Value Total Fat 12.57g   19%   Saturated Fat 2.25g   11%   Cholesterol 83.69mg   28%   Sodium 324.43mg   14%   Potassium 660.17mg   19%   Carbohydrates 25.81g   9%   Dietary Fiber 8.45g   34%   Sugar 6.55g       Sugar Alcohols 0.00g       Net Carbohydrates 17.36g       Protein 9.92g   20%

Cooking Tips

• Steaming is another way to prepare vegetables. Remember to reserve the liquid.
• Try some frozen egetables; though this is an elaborate dish, no matter what kind of vegetables you use.

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