Recipes inspired by our BIOGARDEN

The right nutrition is important to stabilize a healthy body. No workout will show a great effect, if all you eat is fries and burger. The Mediterranean diet is known as one of the healthiest, but Asian dishes are also light and nutritious.

Seasonal dishes from around the world

We brought together the best combination from different parts of the world to offer you a wholesome diet, inspired by our Biogarden at LA FINCA. Each dish follows the monthly growth of different vegetables, so that you can purchase the local vegetables that are seasonable at each time during the year. This way you can support the 0km transport and help the environment a little bit. Have a look at these inspirations and try them yourself. Let us know which one you liked best!

A smoothie to wake you up

Ingredients:

• 150 gr red pepper?
• 2 oranges?
• 150 ml coconut milk?
• 25 gr toasted flax seeds?
• 100 ml cold sparkling water

Preparation:

Chop up 150 gr of red pepper into pieces. Press the 2 oranges to get the juice. Put everything together in a blender with the coconut milk. Add 100 ml cold sparkling water and the toasted flax seeds in the end. Blend everything finely. This is one of our autumn recipes from the month October.?

Did you know? Red peppers include vitamin A and beta-carotene, which are beneficial for your general vision and eye health. Additionally, vitamin A supports skin cells, promotes the creation of white blood cells, and heals wounds.

Cannelloni low-carb style

Get our #onlysummerfeeling into your kitchen and try our healthy inspirations. This recipe from our cookbook is a low carb lunch or dinner idea! Do you like cannelloni? Doesn’t everyone? This variation is ideal for nourishing your body without having to skip a meal due to carbohydrates. Try our chard cannelloni and enjoy this Mediterranean dish.

Ingredients:

Cannelloni filing

• 8 chard leaves?
• 1 brown onion?
• 3 cloves of garlic?
• 3 courgettes?
• 1 aubergine
• 1 red pepper?
• 2 tbsp red pepper powder?
• 70 gr tomato sauce?
• 100 gr potato chips?

Cream

• 2 cloves of garlic?
• 1 courgette
• salt and pepper

Preparation:

Boil 8 leaves of chard for 5 minutes, removing the central branch first and let them dry well spread out. Prepare a ratatouille of vegetables (1 large onion, 3 cloves of garlic, 3 courgettes, 1 aubergine, 1 red pepper) by cutting them into little cubes, add 2 tbsp of pepper powder and 70 gr of tomato sauce and make sure it is firm and dry! On a board, prepare a plastic wrap, where we will put the chard, fill it with the vegetable mix and roll it up with the help of the plastic wrap, pressing firmly when we turn it over and at both ends. Leave to stand for 12 hours in the fridge. Put in the oven for 10 minutes at 160 °C to regenerate. Crush 100 gr of crisps with a mortar or in a plastic bag. Now prepare the cream. Cut the courgettes into big pieces and sauté them in a pan together with 2 peeled cloves of garlic. Add salt and pepper and cover with water. Cook everything al dente and mix it to get a creamy substance. Take the chard cannelloni, put the cream on top and decorate it with the crushed potato chips.

In addition to being a strong source of vitamin C and magnesium, Swiss chard also has high levels of vitamins A and K. The anti-oxidants beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin are also present in Swiss chard. The heart, lungs, and kidneys are just a few of the numerous organs that vitamin A is essential for the healthy development and maintenance of.

Quinoa party

Though technically a seed, Quinoa is classified as a whole grain and is a good source of plant protein and fiber. One cup cooked provides about 8 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber, gluten-free! This light salad should definitely be on your diet plan.

Ingredients:

• 280 gr quinoa?
• 1 white onion?
• 2 white Mallorcan peppers?
• 1 red pepper?
• 2 ripe tomatoes a dash of Only Summer olive oil?
• 1 teaspoon of sherry vinegar?
• 150 gr chickpeas?
• 1 branch of cherry tomatoes?
• salt

Preparation:

Boil the 280 gr quinoa depending on the type of quinoa, approx. 10-12 min. leaving it al dente! Cut the white onion, white Mallorcan peppers, red pepper and ripe tomatoes into little cubes. Season it with Only Summer olive oil, add the sherry and some salt. Leave to stand for at least half an hour, then add the 150 gr of chickpeas and mix all the ingredients together. Heat the cherry tomatoes in a little oil until they explode so their skin is crispy and crunchy.

Remember to tag us with #onlysummerfeeling when you show us your plates!

Gazpacho but fruity

This is a recipe from our month August and a delicious snack for in between meals or as a light dinner snack. All our dishes are inspired by the seasonal vegetables from our Biogarden at LA FINCA and are meant to add to a nutritious diet. Now it’s time for GAZPACHO à la Only Summer.

Ingredients:

Cucumber Tartar

• 4 cucumbers?
• some salt?
• some Only Summer olive oil

Gazpacho

• 1 cucumber?
• 3 ripe tomatoes?
• 1 spring onion?
• 1 red pepper?
• 200 gr watermelon?
• 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar?
• some salt?

Preparation:

Cut the cucumber into thin strips discarding the inner part with seeds and using only the outer pulp. Then cut these strips into little cubes, season with Only Summer olive oil and salt, leave to rest and strain. Cut three ripe tomatoes, 1 spring onion, 1 cucumber, 1 red pepper and 200 gr watermelon. Leave to marinate for at least 3 hours after adding salt, Only Summer olive oil and the sherry vinegar. Add more sherry vinegar if you like. Mix and strain everything. Now put everything together and Bon Appetit.?

Seitan insted of meat

What is a good substitute for meat? Seitan!

Although it is made from wheat, seitan has little in common with flour or bread. Seitan becomes surprisingly similar to the look and texture of meat when it's cooked, making it a popular meat substitute for vegetarians and vegans. It is also called gluten, wheat protein, or wheat gluten. Together with our seasonal vegetables potatoes and spinach, which are growing in December, this winter dish is a great source of protein.

Ingredients:

• organic seitan?
• juice of half a lemon?
• some butter or other vegetable oil
• some flour

For the Trinchat

• 4-5 french potatoes?
• 2 cloves of garlic?
• Only Summer olive oil?
• handful of spinach leaves

Preparation:

First how to prepare the seitan: choose a soft and organic seitan and cut it into thin slices. Coat in flour and fry over medium heat in butter for 3 minutes on each side, add the lemon juice. Then cover with water, season and leave to cook over high heat for another couple of minutes.

Now the Trinchat:

Boil the french potatoes, peel and mash them in an irregular way. Crush 2 cloves of garlic and add them to a frying pan with a little of Only Summer olive oil until they are brown. Add the spinach and sauté the leaves, leaving them bright green and just lightly done, mix with the potatoes and put them in a heat- resistant mould. Bake it in the oven for 10 minutes at 170 °C. Serve the seitan with the mashed potato spinach mix.

Start your meal with something simple but amazing

What about a starter deluxe?

A light summer starter contains courgettes, which are a very versatile vegetable.

The vegetable courgette is a good source of potassium. Potassium aids in maintaining healthy muscular function so that we can move about. Additionally, courgettes are a fantastic source of folic acid and vitamin C. One of your five-a-day servings is equal to one big courgette (one portion of veg or fruit is 80g raw weight). Courgettes are summer vegetables growing in June and there are different varieties. You can use any one you like. This special courgette carpaccio is decorated with a rosemary mayonnaise.?

Ingredients:

Rosemary Mayonnaise

• 3 branches rosemary?
• 300 ml cold sunflower oil?
• 90 ml milk?or vegetable milk
• 60 gr pine nuts

Lemon Dressing

• 80 ml Only Summer olive oil?
• 1 lemon

and 4 Courgettes

Preparation:

Melt 3 branches of rosemary in 300 ml cold sunflower oil on small heat, keeping it for 15 minutes at a low temperature. Let it cool and then strain it. Then mix this oil with 90 ml of milk. Toast 60 gr of pine nuts in the oven or in a frying pan. Mix 80 ml of Only Summer olive oil and the juice of 1 lemon. Peel the courgettes into thin and flexible slices, using only the outer layers of the hardest and firmest skin and pulp. Decorate the peeled courgettes with the dressing and rosemary mayonnaise!

Life is short, eat dessert first!

At last, we want to share a delicious dessert recipe with you as a treat after a hard day’s work! What better ingredient then lemons, as they contain loads of Vitamin C?and are native to our beautiful island. Have a lot of fun with our delicious spring lemon tartlet!

Ingredients:

Shortcrust Pastry Dough

• 200 gr flour 00?
• 80 gr butter?
• 1 egg?
• 1 pinch of salt?
• 1 teaspoon Only Summer honey

Lemon Curd

• 5 lemons?
• 5 eggs?
• 140 gr?
• 125 gr cold butter

Preparation:

First, let’s prepare the dough. Preheat the oven to 160 °C. Mix all the ingredients together and knead the dough. It must be very compact. Let the dough rest for an hour in the fridge covered with a cloth. With the help of a rolling pin, roll out the mass very finely and with a cylinder or glass make discs. Take a baking sheet and dust the base with flour and put the discs to bake at 160 °C. Once ready, let them cool.

Now the Lemon Curd: Collect the zest of 5 lemons in a bowl with a zester. Then halve the lemons and squeeze them (approx. 150ml lemon juice). Boil the lemon juice with the zest. Beat the eggs and sugar into a white cream. Add half of the boiled lemon juice to the egg mixture. Leave the other half of the boiled lemon juice in the saucepan, add the egg mixture and allow everything to set on the lowest setting, stirring constantly. Immediately strain the mixture through a sieve to remove the zest. Let the lemon custard cool slightly so that it no longer steams, then stir in the cold butter in small pieces. Make a tower putting the lemon curd on top of the Shortcrust Pastry Discs and then put them on top of each other.?

We hope you got inspired by our recipe ideas to pimp your healthy diet and to let our #onlysummerfeeling into your kitchen.

You can get all our ideas, sorted by the monthly seasonality of our vegetables in our own cookbook!

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