Winter recipes for light dinners

We certainly go against the tide by proposing to cook without butter or rich sauces, but we really like the idea of ​​enhancing what nature gives us by giving priority to natural flavor and color. In this way we can alternate something full-bodied and caloric that you tell about Christmas or Party, with something else equally tempting but with less guilt. So here are ours light winter recipes.

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Can’t miss a nice one minestrone with rice and chickpeas (or barley, whichever you prefer) done well starting from a home-made vegetable broth: flavor, play of textures, bright colors.

As a vegetable we love purple cabbage, with those shades and geometries: we stewed it with fennel and balsamic vinegar, for a side dish reminiscent of South Tyrolean cuisine. If you have meat or fish, do not miss this idea, literally an explosion of different colors and flavors: another side dish, but to be done in the oven and with many mixed roasted vegetables and garlic, including orange and purple carrots, Jerusalem artichoke, Brussels sprouts and black cabbage.

What if we let you breathe a little bit of Sicily? L’salad with oranges and pomegranate they are a base to be seasoned with other elements such as tuna, black olives, fennel, chicken. Very good, and also suitable as a proposal for Christmas lunch or dinner. If you are looking for a warm and enveloping first course then start with ours cauliflower cream, delicate and satiating, to be done in a very short time and for the whole family: just season it with some spice to make it different every time.

The last recipe we thought of is one meat stew, cooked slowly and full of strong flavors that do not make you feel the lack of wine, oil or other.