4 healthy recipes to celebrate Organic Month

Organic Month is a month-long campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of organic food and farming.

Some of the benefits include greener, cleaner food, reduced exposure to pesticides, sustainable agriculture practices and helping to combat climate change, and maintaining biodiversity.

Alce Nero, the leading organic brand in Italy, is challenging you to Go Organic with Alce Nero for a full day, a week or a month to discover organic eating and its effects on your health and well-being.

To make it easier to adopt organic food into your daily diet, Alce Nero has created a series of delicious, easy to prepare recipes that will take you through breakfast, lunch, dinner, even snacks and desserts.

The wide range of Alce Nero pastas, pasta sauces,  jams, olive oil and vinegars add more variety and intense natural taste for every meal. You can check out the full recipes at alcenero.asia/recipes

Alce Nero Organic Products are sold at AEON, Jaya Grocer, Village Grocer, Ben’s Independent Grocer and selected supermarkets.

Breakfast: Apple Cinnamon Chestnut Spread Toast

This organic delight is rich in autumnal flavours of apple, cinnamon and chestnut. The textural symphony of smooth chestnut spread, grainy muesli, crisp apples and crunchy toast make this an all-time favorite.

Toast whole meal bread, add a generous layer of chestnut spread, sprinkle some crushed muesli, then arrange sliced apples to cover before adding more crushed muesli. Finish with a light dusting of powdered cinnamon. Drizzle some honey over for added sweetness, if desired.

Lunch: Laksa Johor 

This nutritionally balanced Laksa Johor uses Alce Nero Organic Tricolore Pasta instead of traditional laksa noodle.

Boil fish such as fresh sardines with water, debone and lightly blend. Reserve half a cup of the fish stock.

Prepare the pasta according to the instruction on the pack.

Blend 2 stalks of lemongrass, 5 cm of ginger, 5cm of galangal, 2 large onions, 3 dried chilies and 8 dried shrimp, fry until fragrant. Stir in the blended fish, then add fish curry powder, santan, kerisik and the served fish stock. Incorporate well, bring to the boil and allow to thicken.

To serve: place a nest of Tricolore pasta in a shallow bowl, pour over the fish laksa and add julienned cucumber, blanched bean sprouts, finely sliced long beans and onions, fresh basil and sliced calamansi lime.

The explosion of fresh, tart, spicy and rich flavours is worth the longer prep time. You can make the fish stew in advance.

Anytime Snack or Dessert : Yoghurt Parfait

This Yoghurt Parfait is delicious, healthy, organic and Instagramable that will become a go to breakfast, snack or dessert especially on hot and humid days.

In a clear glass or jar, lay down Alce Nero Organic Blueberry Jam generously, layer with Greek yoghurt, top with crunchy granola, then decorate with fruit of your choice – berries such as strawberries are pretty, and nutritious. Add a drizzle of Alce Nero Organic honey for additional sweetness.

While some prefer to stir the layers, others enjoy deconstructing each layer until they reach the blueberry jam at the bottom.

Can be made ahead for parties.

Dinner: Chicken Penne Goreng

This organic chicken penne goreng is a hearty meal that is quick to whip up. Perfect for those days when you’re tired after work but still want to keep to your healthy organic eating plan.

Cook the Alce Nero Organic Penne until al dente, drain and set aside.

In a large pan, fry onions, shallots, sliced tomato and tofu until fragrant. Stir in chilli paste ad Alce Nero Organic Pasta Sauce and allow to cook. Then add cubed chicken and carrot, cooking until the chicken is done. Add the cooked penne, and whisked eggs, and mix well so the eggs bind with the other ingredients. Finally mix in the spring onions and beansprouts until heated through. Before serving sprinkle some sliced chilli.

Fusion organic cuisine that is healthy, tasty and quick to prepare.