Robin Ellis’s Mediterranean Vegetarian Cooking by Robin Ellis

Author:Robin Ellis [Ellis, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Robinson

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Olive oil remains an

essential part of

everyday life and

survival in this part

of the world.’

Evidence from hundreds of studies, including Harvard Medical

School, confirms its preventative and remedial powers. The list of

benefits is impressive. Olive oil is rich in antioxidants, which fight

against inflammation – a contributing cause of coronary artery

disease, diabetes and other serious conditions. It follows that extra

virgin olive oil can contribute to the body’s fight against what Harvard

Medical School describes as The Four Horsemen of the Medical

Apocalypse: coronary artery disease, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s.

In the kitchen it is safe to use even at high temperatures. It is

composed of 73% monounsaturated fat, 11% polyunsaturated fat and

14% saturated fat. The heat-resistant monounsaturated and saturated

fats make up 87% of olive oil, thus countering the myth that it is

unsuitable for frying. (See https://www.healthline.com)

It’s common practice in restaurants everywhere now to offer as a

pre-prandial treat what the Italians call pinzimonio, a saucer of quality

extra virgin olive oil to dip your bread and raw vegetables into.

We’ve come a long way from the little bottles of ‘medicinal’ olive oil

sold only in the chemists of my childhood – to put in your ear, not your

mouth! Olive oil has become part of our daily lives – it’s no longer

necessary to go on holiday to the Costa Brava to taste an egg fried in

olive oil. When it comes to olive oil, we are all Mediterraneans now.

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