{"id":42608,"date":"2024-12-19T15:14:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T14:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilovefruitandvegfromeurope.com\/?p=42608"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T11:29:34","slug":"what-are-you-serving-over-the-festive-season-here-are-some-tips-from-i-love-fruit-veg-from-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilovefruitandvegfromeurope.com\/en_gb\/what-are-you-serving-over-the-festive-season-here-are-some-tips-from-i-love-fruit-veg-from-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"What are you serving over the festive season? Here are some tips from “I Love Fruit & Veg from Europe”."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pile on the fresh fruit and vegetables in these delicious, light recipes: a savoury tart with cheese and pears and an orange, fennel and olive salad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make your Christmas meals tasty and <\/strong>healthy, with some tips from “I Love Fruit & Veg from Europe” the international programme that promotes the purchase and conscious consumption of European fruit and vegetables in the UK, also in their organic and PDO \/ PGI versions, for a healthier and more sustainable diet. The project is supported by the Italian producer organizations Asso Fruit Italia (AFI), A.O.A., La Deliziosa, Meridia and Terra Orti and co-funded by the European Commission.\u00a0 Alongside traditional dishes, we suggest appetisers, savoury pies, salads and desserts all bursting with fruit and vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fruit<\/strong> traditionally concludes a dinner, but it can also be served as a side dish: here we use pears and citrus fruits aplenty, such as oranges, clementines, tangerine and mandarins. Vegetables<\/strong> can be raw, cooked, fried or baked: the house will be filled with the colours and scents of fennel, broccoli, cauliflower, endive, pumpkin and spinach. Try this surprising appetiser <\/strong>\u2013 a cheese and pear savoury tart<\/strong>, prepared with shortcrust pastry and a classic combination of pears and cheese for the filling – to win over all your guests. The second course, either meat or fish, can be accompanied by a winter salad<\/strong>, prepared with oranges, fennel and olives<\/strong> – fresh, tasty and easy to prepare. Lastly, for dessert, a Christmas pumpkin cake<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheese and Pear Savoury Tart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Serves eight)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n