Seasonality is a fundamental criterion for a healthy and varied diet. Here’s a selection of tasty dishes, rich in nutritional properties and with a low impact on the environment, set out by season.
The recipes were drawn up as part of the European project “Su-Eatable life” lead by the Barilla Foundation between 2018 and 2022
Season
Courses
Environmental Impact
Kcal
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Courgette and basil soup
Less than 30 Minuti
Mixed pasta and lentil soup
Less than 30 Minuti
Kale and onion soup with bread
Above 60 Minuti
Barley and pulse soup
Above 60 Minuti
Barley Vegetable Soup
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Spelt and spinach soup
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Bean, carrot and turmeric soup
Less than 30 Minuti
Savoy cabbage with green olives and tahini paste
Less than 30 Minuti
Souper Green Soup
Above 60 Minuti
Red cabbage cream soup with croutons
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Cannellini bean and radicchio cream soup
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Romanesco broccoli cream soup
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Creamy Autumn soup
Less than 30 Minuti
Italian-style eggs
Less than 30 Minuti
Eggs Florentine
Less than 30 Minuti
Baked Eggs with Tomato & Feta
Less than 30 Minuti
Trofie pasta in a citrus pesto sauce
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Mid-winter pumpkin & mozzarella bake
Less than 30 Minuti
Tortillas
Less than 30 Minuti
Cheesy tortiglioni pasta with potatoes and bacon
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Leek and Swiss chard carbonara
Less than 30 Minuti
Tortiglioni pasta with endives and olives
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Artichoke and sweetcorn tortiglioni pasta
Above 60 Minuti
Apple and pear upside down cake
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Seasonal fruit light cake
Above 60 Minuti
Apple and yoghurt cake
Above 60 Minuti
Garden Beetroot Terrine & Horseradish Sorbet
Above 60 Minuti
Root Vegetable & Chickpea Tagine
Less than 30 Minuti
Chicken tagine with rice pilaf
Above 60 Minuti
Tahini rolls with cinnamon and cardamom
Above 60 Minuti
Vegetable tabbouleh
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Roasted Vegetable Hotpot
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Bread & spinach dumplings with butter and sage
Less than 30 Minuti
Griddled chicken strips with a yoghurt and artichoke sauce
Less than 30 Minuti
Wholegrain spaghetti with radish and rocket pesto
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Whole grain spaghetti with fennel pesto and tomatoes
Less than 30 Minuti
Wholewheat spaghetti with an asparagus and goat cheese cream sauce
Less than 30 Minuti
Soya noodles with vegetables
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Spaghetti with sardines and wild fennel
Less than 30 Minuti
Spaghetti with a Parmesan and lime sauce
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Sweet and sour spaghetti caponata
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Spaghetti with an agretti, courgette and radish sauce
Less than 30 Minuti
Garlic, oil and chilli spaghetti
Above 60 Minuti
Shakshuka
Less than 30 Minuti
Mackerel in herb dressing
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Mediterranean Roasted Mackerel
Above 60 Minuti
Mini sweet bread and almond flans
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Turkey escalope in sweet and sour sauce with new potatoes
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Sicilian chicken cutlet
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Beccafico-style Sicilian stuffed sardines
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Sardines in saor
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Aubergine and swordfish roulade with rosemary
Less than 30 Minuti
Vegetable frittata roulade
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Halloween risotto
Less than 30 Minuti
Asparagus, anchovy and lemon risotto
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Root Vegetable Red Rice
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Quinoa, asparagus, potato and chive salad
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Broad bean purée with chicory
Above 60 Minuti
Vegetarian loaf
Above 60 Minuti
Tuna and potato loaf
Above 60 Minuti
Chickpea and carrot loaf
Above 60 Minuti
Chicken and chestnut fritters
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Chicken and mushroom fritters
Above 60 Minuti
Chickpea and potato fritters
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Chicken Vijay Gohill
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Chicken curry with raisins
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Chicken balti
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Roast chicken with braised carrots
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Chicken with sweet peppers and turmeric
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Roast turkey breast with hazelnuts
Less than 30 Minuti
Peaches with macaroons and cocoa
Less than 30 Minuti
Summer peperonata
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Pennette rigate pasta with roast peppers, chicken and anchovies
Less than 30 Minuti
Wholewheat penne with courgettes, fresh basil, spring onions and Feta cheese
Less than 30 Minuti
Creamy penne pasta with bell peppers, walnuts, and Brussels sprouts
Less than 30 Minuti
Creamy carrot and balsamic penne pasta
Less than 30 Minuti
Wholegrain penne with cauliflower, pine nuts and raisins
Between 30 and 60 Minuti
Penne pasta with savoy cabbage, mushrooms and bacon
