Control your cholesterol with orange

• April 16, 2024

One of the best chefs in the world, Catalan Ferran Adria , believes that in the simplest things are the greatest pleasures.

Proof of this is one of the desserts that he prepares in his well-known restaurant on the Costa Brava: it is a curious combination of flavors that includes orange, honey, salt and olive oil.

Adriá points out that, although it may seem strange, the contrast of acid-sweet-salty nuances will surprise you.
As you will be surprised to know that Mexico is the fourth producer of honey of bee in the world and that one of the best honey is the one produced in the Yucatan Peninsula.

Doctors recommend consuming honey sparingly and within a diet balanced, because, by itself, it does not make you fat.

Its caloric value is much lower than that of sugar : while honey has around 300 calories per 100 grams, sugar has 400 calories and, the cakes, depending on the type, can reach 4,000 calories per 100 grams.

For its part, orange is the most popular citrus in the world and an inexhaustible source of vitamin C . Thanks to its contents flavonoids Y beta carotene , is a fundamental fruit to maintain the cardiovascular health , in addition to preventing Cancer and control the cholesterol .

The presence of folic acid makes it advisable for pregnant women. His power antioxidant combat the cellular aging .

Combining both elements, and adding a little salt and virgin olive oil, we have a good, nice, cheap and absolutely healthy dessert.

Orange dessert

Ingredients:

1. 1 orange
2. 1 tablespoon of honey
3. 1 tablespoon of virgin olive oil
4. 1 lemon
5. Salt (preferably in flakes)

Peel the orange and cut into slices. Once the slices are placed on a plate, they are seasoned with oil, salt and skin of the grated lemon. It ends up spraying the oranges with the honey .

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