Spelt and zucchini with garlic, olives, and parsley
Boiled spelt mixed with a pan-cooked blend of zucchini, garlic, cherry tomatoes, and olives, finished with parsley and olive oil — an ancient-grain dish matching the whole-grain, vegetable-heavy pattern Longo endorses for healthy aging.
From The Longevity Diet
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Category
- Main Course
- Cuisine
- Italian
Nutrition (estimated)
per 1 bowl- Calories
- 400 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fiber
- 9 g
- Sugar
- 9 g
- Sodium
- 440 mg
Ingredients
- spelt 40g
- zucchini 300g
- garlic
- cherry tomatoes 100g
- olives 25g
- parsley
- olive oil 12mL
Instructions
- Cook spelt in salted water, drain, and set aside.
- Simmer zucchini with garlic, cherry tomatoes, and olives until tender; drain.
- Toss vegetables with the spelt, parsley, and olive oil. Rest 2–3 minutes before serving.