Castravetele – familia cucurbitacee
Compozitie chimica
- apa                                                    95%
- proteine                                            1,1%
- hidrati de carbon               6 mg%
- potasiu                        105 mg%
- calciu                          11 mg%
- fosfor                          15 mg%
- fier                            0,4 mg%
- vitamina A Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 21 ug%
- valoare energetica            7 kcal la 100 g fruct
Actiune farmacologica
- anticatarala
- diuretic-depurativa
- litotrofica
- antiinflamatoare
- antispastica
Utilizari
Consumat sub forma de suc – in afectiuni ale aparatului digestiv (calmant al colicilor si inflamatiilor intestinale. Sucul de castravete este diuretic-depurativ, diureza fiind insotita de dizolvarea acidului uric. Combinat cu suc de ridiche neagra, suc de morcov si sfecla rosie are actiune litotropica, adica de maruntire a pietrelor renale.                                                                                                                              Extern – ca antiinflamator in diverse iritatii ale pielii, in prurit si pecingine.
Extern -aplicatii de castravete, atat in dermatoze, cat si in riduri.
Salata de castraveti orientala
ingrediente
- conopida taiata in bucati mici                    1/2 buc
- tulpina de telina taiata fideluta                  1/2 tulpina
- mar taiat in cubulete mici                            1,0 buc
- ananas taiat in bucatele                                2 felii
- castravete taiat pe lung in 2 , apoi ras    1 buc
sos:
- curry slab                                      1/2 lingurita
- zeama de ananas                         2 linguri
- iaurt                                                  2 linguri
- ulei                                                    2 linguri
- smantina                                         2 linguri
- sare                                                   dupa gust
- zeama de lamaie                          dupa gust
Castravetele se rade chiar inainte de masa si se amesteca cu celelalte ingrediente. Se presara salata cu nuci taiate.
Mancare de castraveti cu banane
ingrediente
- castravete taiat in cubulete                             1 buc
- banana taiata in cubulete                                 1 buc. mare
sosul
- branza de vaci                                                        3 linguri
- smantina                                                                   2 linguri
- ulei                                                                              1 lingura
- banana zdrobita                                                     1/3 buc
- iaurt                                                                            2 linguri
- sare, paprika                                                          dupa gust
Castraveti umpluti
- castravete                                                             1 buc
- rosie                                                                        1 buc
- smantina                                                               200 g
- branza de vaci                                                    100 g
- ceapa rasa                                                            1 lingurita
- sare, boia                                                             dupa gust
Preparare
Se bat bine branza de vaci si smantina pana devin o crema, rosiile se taie in cubulete si se amesteca cu celelalte ingrediente. Castravetii se taie in felii de 2 cm, se scoate miezul cu o lingura , se umplu cu pasta obtinuta. Sau se taie castravetii in doua pe lung si se umplu ambele jumatati.
