Seasonal Products For June: Berries, Vegetables And Greens

The main rule of proper nutrition is to eat seasonal products. Let's go for fresh June products together!

The main rule of proper nutrition is to eat seasonal products. Let's go for fresh June products together!

We will buy fresh berries - strawberries, strawberries, cherries; vegetables - zucchini and cucumbers; greens, as well as crucians and chicken. Eat delicious and fresh foods!

Strawberry

 

It is impossible to pass by the bright and fragrant strawberries. It is very important to choose the right strawberries. Strawberries should be dry, not rotten. The color of the berries is necessarily bright red, the berries themselves are elastic, smooth and shiny. The fact that the strawberries are fresh is also evidenced by the green tail. The aroma of strawberries should be ripe berries. And if strawberries left small stains of juice on the box, and after you washed them, let the juice go, then know that these berries are natural and have not been treated with chemicals. Strawberries are delicious both fresh and with milk, whipped cream, in desserts and salads.

 

We suggest preparing strawberry pastille. In a blender bowl, beat strawberries with sugar, pour the resulting mass onto a baking sheet and dry in the oven for 3-5 hours. Then cut the marshmallow into strips, roll up and serve with tea! Step by step recipe for making strawberry marshmallow >>>

 

strawberries

 

Star berry of June - fragrant wild strawberry! You can buy wild strawberries at the market or collect them at the edge of the forest. Strawberries are a valuable storehouse of minerals and vitamins. It contains a large amount of iron, as well as manganese, copper, zinc, potassium, pectin, organic acids, vitamins C, B1, B2, PP and E. Strawberries are made from jam, jam, added to pies, cakes and desserts.

Prepare the most delicious dessert from childhood. Pour a handful of strawberries (and blueberries) with a glass of milk, add a spoonful of sugar and enjoy!

 

Cherries

 

Already in early June, you can enjoy large burgundy cherries. Sweet cherries are useful in the content of carotenoids, organic acids and vitamin C. Choose dense, elastic, without dents and cuts, the color of which is bright and saturated. In fresh cherries, the stalks will be green and elastic, but if the stalks are dry or have lost color, this indicates that the cherries are overripe or have been stored for a long time. Cherries are usually added to pastries, desserts, salads, and, of course, eaten fresh.

 

Prepare a delicious salad with cherries and cheese. In a blender bowl, blend olive oil, lemon juice, nuts, mint leaves, tarragon and basil until smooth. Put lettuce leaves and chopped green onions mixed with nut mass on a dish, add feta and cherry halves. Bon appetit! Cherry salad recipe step by step >>>

 

Zucchini

 

The zucchini season starts in June. Zucchini is considered a dietary product as it is 95% water. Moreover, this product is rich in fiber, vitamins C and B, calcium, potassium, manganese and phosphorus. Zucchini can be stuffed, fried, baked and stewed.

 

We offer to cook boats from zucchini with mushrooms. Cut the zucchini into two halves, remove the pulp. Stuff the boats with fried mushrooms, onions and the remaining pulp, brush with mayonnaise, put the tomatoes, sprinkle with cheese and bake in the oven for 35 minutes. Try! Step-by-step recipe for cooking zucchini boats with mushrooms >>>

 

cucumbers

 

Since June you can buy fresh homemade cucumbers in the market. Cucumber is 95% water, contains potassium, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, iron, chlorine, iodine, vitamins A, B1, B2, C and PP. Cucumbers are an excellent component of vegetable salads, they can also be salted, marinated, served as a side dish for meat dishes.

Prepare a crumble. In a large bowl, combine potatoes, eggs, sausage, greens, radishes, cucumbers and pour whey with mayonnaise. Help yourself! Step-by-step recipe for making okroshka with mayonnaise >>>

 

Greenery

 

The choice of greens is very rich. Green onions, spinach, parsley, dill, basil - all these are the gifts of summer! Supplement the main dishes with chopped herbs, add to soups, prepare salads, bake pies. Each type of greens will give the dish a special taste and aroma. Of course, it is most useful to eat fresh herbs in their raw form, this is how they retain more vitamins and minerals.

We propose to cook a pie with herbs. Put the filling of cottage cheese, spinach, green onions and parsley on the base of the dough. Then fill the cake with egg-cream mass and bake for an hour in the oven. Bright and fragrant cake is ready! Step-by-step recipe for making a pie with herbs >>>

 

Karasi

 

Carp meat has a delicate sweet taste. In addition, this fish contains vitamins A, C, D, E, B, as well as minerals such as iodine, manganese, copper and zinc. Interestingly, this fish is one of the best sources of high-quality protein, which is rich in essential amino acids for the human body. Small fish can be fried, baked or boiled from her ear. Large ones are usually stuffed, baked, and aspic is prepared.

Cook baked carp with rice and mushrooms. Peel crucians, salt, pepper, coat with sour cream and leave to marinate for 1 hour. Then stuff the fish with a filling of rice, onions, mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. Bake carp for 40-45 minutes and serve, garnished with fresh herbs. Step by step recipe for baked carp with rice and mushrooms >>>

 

Hen

 

Chicken is considered to be dietary meat. Chicken contains high quality protein. Chicken meat is rich in vitamins B2, B6, B12, A and E, iron and magnesium. Choose fresh chicken first of all by color - the meat should be pink, if the meat turns yellowish, then the shelf life of such meat is expiring or has already expired. The smell should give off raw meat, nothing more. Pay attention to the weight, for example, of a chicken breast, if it exceeds 200 grams, then the chicken was grown on chemical feeds. Chicken can be boiled, fried, stewed and baked, served both hot and cold - the product is quite versatile in culinary use.

Cook bright chicken fillet with tomatoes and spinach. Make slits along the entire length of the chicken breast. Place a slice of tomato, cheese, and a spinach leaf in each incision. Bake the chicken fillet in the oven for 30-40 minutes and serve! Step by step recipe for delicious chicken breast >>>

Bon appetit!