Dishes from broccoli. Preparing diet food

Broccoli is firmly established in our kitchen. Many housewives have already appreciated the benefits of this cabbage. Dishes from broccoli can be eaten not only in restaurants and cafes, but also successfully cook at home. Broccoli is sold in any supermarket in various forms - both frozen and fresh. Why should you pay attention to this kind of cabbage? Because it contains potassium, fiber, magnesium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamins B, C, PP, K, E. Addition to all of these beneficial properties will be a wonderful, rich, unusual taste and aroma.

If you include in your regular diet dishes from broccoli, then get rid of excess water and salt in the body, adjust the nervous system and even be able to prevent the development of cellulite. To ensure that the dish has not been spoiled by an unpleasant aftertaste, broccoli needs to be properly selected. Choose cabbage with small inflorescences, which are fresh in appearance, the smell should be fresh greens, and to the touch it should be elastic. It can be stored for several days in the refrigerator, but it is better to use it immediately. If you want to take broccoli for future use, then choose a frozen cabbage - it has fewer vitamins, but it can be stored much longer. The best thing is to eat broccoli fresh, just rinse with cold water and divide into inflorescences. In this form, all useful substances will remain in it.

Dietary dishes made from broccoli are better cooked for a couple, so they will be most easily digestible. The same can be said about broccoli dishes for children, it is better to boil them or make a couple, while not forgetting to cheerfully decorate, to increase the appetite of children.

Dishes from broccoli are various, it is garnishes, and salads, and soups. Cabbage can be made an independent dish or included in any other. Most often broccoli is added to salads. Here are a few delicious and useful recipes:

"Bright" salad.

Required:

• Broccoli - 500 grams
• Oranges - 2 pieces
• White grapes - about 100 grams
• Lemon - ½ pcs
• Natural yoghurt without flavoring additives - 200 grams
• Mustard is not spicy - 1 tablespoon
• Salt pepper

To make this salad, you must separate the inflorescence of broccoli. Stems should be cut and put in boiling and slightly salted water. After a couple of minutes add the inflorescence there and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Oranges need to be cleaned and divided into lobules. Now we are preparing the dressing - mix the juice of half a lemon with yoghurt and mustard. Cut the grapes in half and remove all the bones. Mix all the ingredients and gently season with the prepared sauce.

Salad "Useful".

Dishes from broccoli for children should not only be beautiful, but also useful. This salad is perfect for these purposes.

It will take:

• Broccoli - 300 grams
• Apples - 100 grams
• Lemon - 1 piece
• Greens to choose from
• Olive oil, salt

Separate inflorescences of broccoli, rinse under water and dip into boiling water for about 3 minutes. We chop the greens finely. Apples need to be cleaned and cut into slices. Lemon is cut along with peel in circles or halves of circles. Mix all the ingredients and season the resulting salad with olive oil. The dish is not only delicious, but also very useful. Remember that all dietary dishes from broccoli are filled only with olive oil.

The most important food of the day is breakfast. It should be nutritious, healthy and nutritious, and here the place is reliably occupied by dishes from broccoli. An excellent option for breakfast will be an omelet, but not ordinary. We will need:

• Broccoli - 750 grams
• Eggs - 4 pieces
• Sour cream 250 grams
• Cheese - 100 grams
• Ground breadcrumbs - 3-4 tablespoons
• Butter

Separate the inflorescence of broccoli, rinse them and boil. After that, put them in a form, pre-lubricated with oil. We beat eggs with sour cream and add grated cheese to this mass. With this mixture pour the broccoli and top with sprinkled ground breadcrumbs to get a smooth layer. Form put in the oven, preheated to 150 degrees. The omelet will be ready in 20-25 minutes. Here it is - a hearty and healthy breakfast.