{"id":33917,"date":"2024-02-14T19:10:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T18:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilovefruitandvegfromeurope.com\/i-love-fruit-veg-from-europe-sana-alimentazione-ed-eros-con-il-san-valentino-vegetariano\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T14:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:13:15","slug":"i-love-fruit-veg-from-europe-healthy-eating-and-passion-with-a-vegetarian-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilovefruitandvegfromeurope.com\/en_gb\/i-love-fruit-veg-from-europe-healthy-eating-and-passion-with-a-vegetarian-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"“I Love Fruit & Veg from Europe”: healthy eating and passion with a vegetarian Valentine’s Day. \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Delicious but light dishes, prepared with tomatoes, broccoli and lemons. A healthy and tempting menu for lovers: caprese salad, spaghetti with broccoli, ricotta and pecorino cheese and heart-shaped lemon biscuits.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Valentine’s Day, serve a dinner of fruit and vegetables seasoned with desire. The “I Love Fruit & Veg from Europe” campaign puts tasty and aphrodisiac seasonal produce on the table<\/strong>, because a romantic dinner has to delight all the senses. Candles, music, beautiful clothes and a colourful, fresh and delicious vegetarian menu. Importantly, this keeps it light, with post dinner in mind, but digestible means delicious and satisfying!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign<\/strong>, supported by the Italian producers’ organizations, Asso Fruit Italia (AFI), A.O.A., La Deliziosa, Meridia and Terra Orti, and co-funded by the European Commission, which aims to promote, in Italy and abroad, the conscious purchase and consumption of quality European fruit and vegetable products, also in their organic and PDO\/PGI versions, advises against dishes that are too rich<\/strong>, and suggests eating fresh fruit and vegetables instead, starting with a delicious “caprese salad”.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Valentine’s Day, cut the mozzarella into a heart shapes<\/strong>, place them on large slices of tomato, seasoned with basil, extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt. Tomatoes, in particular, contain high levels of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that raises testosterone levels and improves the libido<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other recommended vegetables are those rich in carotenoids and those with dark green leaves such as chard, spinach, broccoli rabe, and kale. Broccoli<\/strong>, which is full of vitamin C, aids the circulation in general, improves the blood flow<\/strong> and, in particular, stimulates the female libido. These vegetables are full of water and fibre and therefore valued for their purifying properties. In addition, they are rich in antioxidants and vitamins A and C, and B vitamins. To finish, lemons<\/strong> are highly recommended for the male libido, being nutritious and high in antioxidants; they\u2019re a real cure-all<\/strong> thanks to their high vitamin C content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Valentine’s Day, I Love Fruit & Veg from Europe proposes two light and energising recipes: spaghetti with broccoli, ricotta and pecorino cheese <\/strong>and heart-shaped lemon biscuits.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spaghetti with broccoli, ricotta and pecorino cheese<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Preparation time: 20 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooking time: 10 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients for 2 people<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n