The weather has been so warm lately that I decided to lock up the heavy winter food and start eating lighter fresher foods and salads are on the top of that list. I’m always searching for as many salad recipes as possible and I ate a very good one the other week while in Valle d’Aosta. We were at a restaurant and we chose green apple walnut salad as an appetizer. It was a really simple and refreshing dish, flavors were well balanced so I made it again at home. It tasted just like at  the restaurant so I evidently guessed the right proportions. I used granny smith apples, crunchy green celery and walnuts from Sorrento. The choice of the lemon is also important, buy it fresh don’t use bottled juice.

I should consume more apples instead I always underestimate the beneficial qualities of this fruit.  Apples in fact have many healthy properties some of them I didn’t know about. They help digestion something that was already well known by the Romans. They’re an energy source like carbohydrates but low in calories they also contains a good quantity of vitamins and minerals. They are a natural treatment for your teeth thanks to fruit acid and fibers they clean your teeth, so it is a good habit to eat an apple after your meal if you forgot your toothbrush. I guess the proverb “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” maybe is not so far from truth. Continue reading →