From AM to PM: Let's Go Organic With Alce Nero! On Organic Month

 Dear Readers, 

Go Organic With Alce Nero To Discover Organic Eating and Its Effects On Our Health and Well-Being!

Organic Month is a month-long campaign aimed to raise the awareness of the many benefits of organic foods and farming including greener and cleaner foods, reduced exposure to pesticides, sustainable agriculture practices and ultimately helping to combat climate change, and maintaining biodiversity. 

 

Alce Nero is the leading organic brand based in Italy and they would like to challenge you to Go Organic with Alce Nero for a full day, a week or a month to discover how organic eating benefits our health and well-being. 

Go Organic With Alce Nero!

To support this Organic Month campaign and make it a call that will be easier for everyone to adopt organic food into their daily diet, Alce Nero has created a series of delicious yet easy to prepare recipes that will take you through your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even snacks and desserts!

 

Starting off, try the Alce Nero range of extraordinary jams, spreads and honey including the newly introduced Alce Nero Organic Blueberry Jam, and the Alce Nero Organic Chestnut Spread that retail for RM 22.90 each. 

Alce Nero Organic Blueberry Jam (RM 22.90)

Alce Nero Organic Blueberry Jam is made from more than 100 grams of fruit per 100 grams of finished product. Most importantly, the jam is produce without pectin, artificial flavoring or food coloring. 

The fruit used are organically grown and the harvested berries are cooked using the vacuum-pan method that uses low temperatures and extremely short cooking time to preserve the aroma, flavor and conserve nutrients. 

Alce Nero Organic Chestnut Spread (RM 22.90)

The unique Alce Nero Organic Chestnut Spread has a sweet and intense flavor with an easy to spread consistently. Only chestnuts cultivated in Italy are used to make the chestnut compote, without any added pectin. 

 

Next, the wide range of Alce Nero pastas, pasta sauces, jams, olive oil and vinegar add variety and intense natural taste of organic goodness to every meal. 

Alce Nero - Organic Penne

Alce Nero - Organic Fusilli Tricolore

Alce Nero - Organic Fusilli

Alce Nero - Organic Tricolore Pasta Sport Shapes

To experience the benefits of organic food, you are encourage to go organic for at least a week to feel and taste the difference. It is important to use good quality organic ingredients during this time. 

Remember to go easy on the seasonings to enjoy food that you trust as it should be and if you have family members who are resistant to going organic, plate your meals to give them the full sensory experience. 

 

Okay, let us explore some of the interesting recipes that Alce Nero has curated for us!

 

Breakfast: Apple Cinnamon Chestnut Spread Toast

Alce Nero Breakfast:  Apple Cinnamon Chestnut Spread Toast

This organic delight is rich in autumnal flavors 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. 

 

Ingredients:

1. Wholewheat bread (Toasted)
   
2. Alce Nero Chestnut Spread
3. 2 Apples (Sliced)
4. Honey
5. 1 cup Muesli (Crushed)
6. 1 tbsp cinnamon powder
   

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. 

Apple Cinnamon Chestnut Spread Toast

 

 Lunch: Laksa Johor

Alce Nero: Laksa Johor

Malaysian cuisine is extra delicious when it is organic! For an example, this is nutritionally balanced Laksa Johor that uses Alce Nero Organic Tricolore Pasta instead of traditional laksa noodle. 

 

Ingredients (A): (Blended)

1. 2 stalks of Lemongrass
2. 2" fresh Ginger
3. 2" of Galangal
4. 2 big onion
5. 3 dried chili
6. 8 dried prawns (shrimps)
   

Ingredients (B):

1. 1kg of "Ikan Kembung"/"Ikan Parang"/"Ikan Sardin"
2. 1/2 cup of fish curry powder 
3. 2 cup of santan
4. 1 spoon of kerisik (toasted, grated coconut)
5.  Salt and Sugar

Ingredient (C):

1. 1/2 Cucumber (hollow removed and sliced)
2. 1 bowl of beansprouts (boiled) 
3. 1 bowl of long beans (sliced)
4. 2 limes
5. 1/2 cup of selasih (chopped)
   

Boil the fish 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 gingers, 5cm of galangal, 2 large onions, 3 dried chilies and 8 dried shrimp. Fry it until fragrant. Stir in the blended fish, then add fish curry powder, santan, kerisik and the served fish stock. Incorporate well and bring the mixture to the boil. Allow it to be thicken too!

 

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

 

Anytime Snack or Dessert: Yoghurt Parfait

Alce Nero: Yoghurt Parfait

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

 

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup cold Greek yogurt
2.  5 tbsp Alce Nero Blueberry Jam (or more)
3. 4 strawberries, chopped
4. 1/4 cup of granola
5. 1 tbsp honey

In a clear glass or jar, lay down Alce Nero Organic Blueberry Jam generously, layer with Greek yogurt, 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. 

Yoghurt Parfait

Alce Nero Organic Wildflower Honey

Dinner: Chicken Penne Goreng

This is quick, organic chicken penne goreng! It 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. 

Alce Nero Dinner: Chicken Penne Goreng

Ingredients:

1. 100g Alce Nero Organic Spaghetti
2. 2 tbsp Alce Nero Pasta Sauce
3. 3 tbsp stir fried chili paste
4. 3 tbsp soy sauce
5. 1 tomato (sliced thinly)
6. 1 red onion (sliced)
7. 1 small tofu (diced)
8. 3 shallots (sliced)
9. 3 red onions (sliced)
10. 1 egg (whisked)
11. 1 carrot (sliced)
12. 1 beansprouts
13. 200g chicken cubes
14. Spring onions (Sliced)

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

 

In a large pan, fry the onions, shallots, sliced tomato and tofu until fragrant.

 

Stir in chili paste, add 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. 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 chili. 

Chicken Penne Goreng

Alce Nero Organic Pasta Sauce With Basil

Alce Nero: Bread Roll Jam

Alce Nero: Bread Roll Jam

Ingredients:

1. 6 whole wheat brown bread
2. Alce Nero Blueberry Jam
3. 3 tbsp dessicated coconut
4. Powder sugar

Take the bread slices and trim the sides. Using a rolling pin, flatten the bread. 

 

Spread required quantity of jam on rolled bread slices and sprinkle some coconut on top. 

 

Roll the slices from one end towards the other and seal the edge. (Repeat for remaining slices).

 

Heat a pan and add a tablespoon ghee and arrange the rolled slices.

Toast it in medium flare until it turns golden on all sides. 

 

Remove from pan and arrange it in serving plate. 

Sprinkle some sugar on top (optional).  

Bread Roll Jam

More Recipes Available

Interesting recipes, right? If you want to have more ideas, kindly visit their Official website and social media platform  by clicking the links below. 

 

Alce Nero Recipes | Alce Nero Instagram

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

 

About Alce Nero

Alce Nero was established in the 1970's when two cooperatives of young Italian farmers decided to pioneer the organic revolution, producing wholesome food while respecting the environment. Alce Nero combines old farming methods with the most advanced research on health and the environment. The techniques have evolved, but our seal of quality is still based on the simple ingredients that Alce Nero was created from: love of food, respect for the environment, and banning of synthetic chemical substances. 

 

Today, Alce Nero is the No.1 organic brand in Italy. Our producers are involved in all stages of manufacture, allowing us to enforce respect of our principles throughout the production process and accurately trace our food to its origins. Thus, we can guarantee high quality, 100% organic, authentically Italian products brought straight from our fields to your plate. Alce Nero's is famed for its organic certifications by the most stringent certification bodies from European Union and Japan. 

 

In Malaysia, Alce Nero carries a fine range of organic pasta, extra virgin olive oil, pasta sauces, jam and honey. For more information, please visit www.alcenero.asia. 

 

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