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Why cook with garlic?
Because you can use it to flavor a variety of foods, including salad vinaigrettes, marinades, sauces, and vegetables. For just a delicate hint, rub a cut clove on the inside of your salad bowl before adding the main ingredients.
Garlic is one of the negative calorie foods that you can use in many ways.
Crush, mince, chop, slice, or let the cloves whole to get varying flavor intensities from the most intense to the mildest (crushed garlic is approx. 10 times more flavorful than the sliced one).
The Numerous Health Benefits of Garlic...
...are supported by its over 100 vital elements. The main one is allicin, which is destroyed in cooking, but other helpful compounds are formed, so even cooked garlic is still healthy.
But pass up processed garlic powder or salt, as most healthy ingredients are long gone.
Garlic also contains powerful antioxidants - vitamins C and E, various amino acids, and priceless trace minerals: selenium, zinc, magnesium, iron, and copper.
This spice is a member of the allium family - like onions, leeks, and scallions.
There are over 300 different varieties. The most common ones are the white-skinned American garlic (the strongest flavor), the sweeter pink-skinned Italian variety, and Elephant garlic (the mildest flavor). Generally, the stronger the taste, the higher the health benefits of garlic.
Green, or baby garlic is harvested when still immature. It is much milder than the mature one, and it's best eaten fresh (like green onions) maximum 3-4 days after harvesting.
If you need to remove garlic odor from your hands, wash them thoroughly in cold water, and then rub them onto a stainless steel surface. Just ate garlic and have a date? No problem! Chew some fresh parsley, mint, citrus peel, or caraway seeds for a few minutes.
How much garlic should you eat to reap all its benefits? Not much; 1-2 typical cloves every day, or 3-4 cloves every other day.
If you prefer to take odorless garlic capsules, they are available in most health food stores. The usual recommended dose to maximize all health benefits of garlic is 600-900 mg/day.
Brainy Recipe: Garlic Broccoli Salad
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Ingredients for 4 servings:
1 small bunch of raw, organic broccoli
1 large ripe, organic avocado
4 medium cloves of organic garlic
1 fresh, organic lemon
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoon organic balsamic vinegar
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- put to a boil 2 liters of water in a covered pot;
- peel the cloves, finely chop them, and let them sit in open air;
- wash and cut the broccoli into florets; place them into a strainer in the sink;
- when the water is boiling, slowly pour it over the broccoli;
- run the broccoli briefly under cold water, drain and chill in the fridge for 5 min.
- peel the avocado, cut it in 8 vertical strips around the pit, and squeeze half the lemon over it;
- in a bowl, blend the mustard, sliced cloves, vinegar, and oil; add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste;
- arrange the other lemon half sliced, the broccoli florets, and the avocado strips on the four serving plates, and pour over the sauce;
- serve immediately.
As you've seen, garlic is a highly versatile spice that you can easily use with almost any of the vegetables on the list of negative calorie foods, regradless of whether or not you follow the Negative Calorie Diet Plan.
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