Garlic contains many useful substances and is a fairly high-calorie product. On the one hand, it is not worth worrying about excess weight at all, because because of the sharpness this vegetable is usually consumed in small quantities. On the other hand, it is considered a strong appetite booster.
Thanks to its piquant taste and characteristic smell, garlic has become popular with chefs from many countries of the world. In Italian cuisine, for example, cooking almost any dish begins with dripping a little olive oil into a frying pan, putting a few cloves of garlic on it, frying them for a short time so that they give off flavor, and then adding the main ingredients. Interestingly, in addition to the heads themselves, when preparing various dishes, it is quite possible to use the leaves and arrows of the plant.
It is impossible to ignore the fashionable culinary trend of recent years – black garlic. To the surprise of many, it turns out that this is not a special variety at all, but just an unusual way of cooking. Garlic heads are exposed to elevated temperatures for a long time (2-3 weeks) (about 40 ° C). As a result, after a series of chemical reactions, garlic bulbs begin to darken and turn black. At the same time, they have a sweet taste, and they lose their characteristic garlic smell, while retaining almost all the properties of a fresh vegetable. Note to lovers of exotic dishes: in the town of Gilroy (USA) they sell garlic jam. This, of course, is not a dessert, but rather a sweet-spicy sauce that goes well with meat. Here you can also find an unusual garlic ice cream. They also sell baked garlic in Gilroy. When exposed to high temperature, the vegetable loses its sharpness and becomes very soft. Here it is served with meat or simply spread on bread.
As for the combination with other products, garlic is advised to combine with whole grain cereals (oatmeal, buckwheat, wheat, etc.), which contain a lot of zinc and iron. Garlic contributes to the better assimilation of these elements. Also, this vegetable is harmoniously combined with parsley, cilantro, black pepper and watercress.
Finally, a few words about the unloved garlic smell, which is so difficult to get rid of after eating. As mentioned earlier, just “chewing” this flavor with gum will not work, because it leaves the body not only with breathing, but also with other secretions. However, scientists still came to the conclusion that animal fats can help to drive away the intrusive smell from the body faster. For example, you can eat garlic with cheese or drink milk. Lemon, apple and mint leaves can also help. In addition, garlic loses its smell during heat treatment.
I suggest you try very light, fragrant and at the same time very satisfying hot sandwiches. They are quite easy to prepare and also easy to use))) these sandwiches are very good to cook on the grill in nature, as well as at home on a grill pan.
I suggest you try a very tasty grilled chicken breast. Very juicy, fragrant, soft chicken breast meat combined with peanut paste sauce and light salad will diversify your menu at a picnic or any other feast.
You can cook grilled vegetables on the grill, in the oven or in a special frying pan. Vegetables baked in this way are an excellent snack or side dish, do not require complex culinary skills, and in addition, they are prepared very quickly.
Cooking fish on the grill is quite simple and fast. I suggest you cook from inexpensive varieties of fish, but this does not mean that it is tasteless. Hake in ginger-soy marinade, mackerel in foil, marinated with garlic, soy sauce and honey, and herring in soy sauce with green onions and tarragon.
A very tasty and healthy snack that will be in demand at the festive table, as well as at picnics, will fly with a bang. You need to cook such a snack at home, but nothing prevents you from putting it in a container and in a picnic bag. Absolutely not greasy, as it is prepared without the addition of fat and oil.
The purpose of this summer vegetable festival depends on you: a warm salad, a hot or cold side dish, a light dinner – everything is possible. This dish perfectly combines sweet crispy zucchini with salty feta cheese, cool mint and rich taste of dried tomatoes. Dried tomatoes are easy to replace with sliced fresh tomatoes, the main thing is that they are very ripe and tasty.
