Sustainable Gastronomy Day was first celebrated on June 18, 2017. Created to spotlight seasonal ingredients and the need to preserve the environment, its significance is more relevant today than it’s ever been.
Sustainable Gastronomy accounts for where ingredients are from, how they’re made, how they get delivered to markets and ultimately – to our plates. Despite heightened awareness around sustainability in recent times, there is still much work to be done to preserve our natural resources by moving away from producing food at a level that comes at the cost of our planet.
According to estimates from the United Nations, around one third of all food produced globally ends up lost or wasted. To offset the strain making food puts on the environment, it’s not enough for only food producers to be mindful of how they use natural resources. As consumers, we too must become more selective in terms of how we choose, prepare, and consume our food.
There are many ways to add some sustainability into our eating habits. We can support local producers, eat seasonally, and avoid food waste by maximizing what we buy and incorporating any excess ingredients into other meals.
In line with helping more people live healthier and more sustainably, Philips Domestic Appliances, shares easy recipes that make the most of what’s in your kitchen. With the use of the Philips Essential Airfryer XL to help ensure healthy food that’s crispy on the outside yet tender on the inside – ensuring great tasting fries made with up to 90% less fat – here are three recipes you can whip up with just five ingredients or less.
| Margherita Pizza | Potato Chip Fried Chicken | Grilled Cheese Sandwich | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dish: | Simple in looks but standouts in flavor, Margherita pizzas are an easy meal to make. | Wondering what to do with those leftover chips? Look no further. This recipe turns a snack time staple into a super tasty meal. | Served by itself or with a side of tomato soup, the grilled cheese sandwich is always a good choice for comfort food whenever you need a quick bite to eat. |
| What you’ll need: | 1 thin pre-made pizza crust 3 tbsp pizza sauce 1 tomato, thinly sliced 5 slices of fresh mozzarella Basil | 1 pound of chicken cutlets or tenders 2 eggs 1 cup of crushed potato chips 1 tbsp of your choice of seasoning | 4 pieces of bread, either sandwich bread, cheese bread, or sourdough 4 slices of cheese, either cheddar, mozzarella, provolone, Swiss, or American Butter or mayonnaise |
| Instructions: | Spread pizza sauce over the crust Place tomato slices evenly apart on the crust Add fresh mozzarella in between the tomato slices Place in the basket of the Air Fryer and cook at 177˚C/350˚F for 5-8 minutes or until the cheese is melted Remove the pizza, add fresh basil and olive oil. Serve immediately. | Spray your air fryer with a non-stick cooking spray. Beat the eggs in a shallow bowl. Crush the chips in a bag and add seasoning. Dip the chicken in the eggs and coat the chips. Place the chicken in the air fryer and cook at 193°C /380°F for 14 minutes. Flip once at the halfway point, then continue cooking until coating is crispy and the chicken is cooked through. Remove from the air fryer and serve. | Spread butter or mayonnaise on one side of each piece of bread. Lay a piece of bread, spread side down onto the air fryer basket. Top with two slices of cheese and place another piece of bread, spread side up, on top of cheese. Cook sandwiches at 370°F for four minutes. Flip the sandwiches over and cook at 370°F for another four minutes or until it reaches your desired toast level. |
Building on a longstanding commitment to sustainability, Philips Domestic Appliances works to help minimize the impact on the planet by designing products that offer maximum value with minimal environmental impact as well as teaming up with partners to create positive change. Working with EcoMatcher’s NGO partner in the Philippines, Fostering Education & Environment for Development (FEED), Philips Domestic Appliances has also planted a forest of a few thousand trees, to match every purchase from its Eco Conscious Edition range of products.
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