At Higos El Pajarero we want to share with you one of the secrets of a healthy diet that allows you to be in optimal shape: the consumption of dried figs. These little delicacies are full of properties, vitamins, minerals and other substances with which you will get a perfect health, so get ready to know them a little more.

Properties

The first thing you need to know is the amount of properties that dried figs El Pajarero have. For starters, they are rich in some of the most important minerals for your body. Without going any further, these fruits, when dried, contain large amounts of iron, although this is not their only advantage. On the contrary, calcium and magnesium are also very abundant in figs presented in this way, so they are most suitable to help alleviate many deficiencies in the body.

However, this food also contains a good amount of vitamins that you should not lose sight of. For example, various types of vitamin B are found in high concentrations in this dried fruit, which is ideal for your body health.

Healthy eating

Taking into account these characteristics, it is easy to guess that dried figs are ideal to be able to eliminate certain pathologies. For example, cases of anemia have in this fruit a powerful all-natural medicine due to the presence of iron and vitamin B.

Digestive disorders, especially those with symptoms such as constipation and even heartburn, can also find a solution in the consumption of figs El Pajarero. The reason is none other than the abundant amount of fiber that a regular consumption of this fruit provides, a completely necessary element to enjoy life in a healthy way.

Valentine's day is inching closer and you might want to prepare a special lunch or dinner for your other half with some aphrodisiac ingredients :-) Today we bring you this delicious feta cheese salad, dry figs and pomegranate.

The soft mix of these three flavors, along with the other ingredients will surprise you!

But before getting into it, we'd like to tell you about why figs are considered aphrodisiacs. This is due to, among other factors its  high content in betacarotene, a substance wich influences the production of sexual hormones, evening levels of estrogen and incrementing desire. It's also been proven that its high sugar content provides an easy and quick energy source for our organism, which contributes to making our serotonin levels higher.

This meal also has some other great properties for your health, especially because dry figs contain high doses in fiber, calcium, magnesium and potassium. This dry fig salad, is not only sweet but juicy and very

aromatic and it can also be more than just a Valentine's day celebration, it could be used for an anniversary or an important date with your partner. Considering what we commented previously, an appetizer like this

will come in handy for a long night in sight…

Ingredients (for two)

• 4 cups of spinach (or any other green vegetable like lettuce, lamb's lettuce etc)
• 2 cups of arugula
• 1 cup of figs El Pajarero
• 1 cup of feta cheese
• 1 cup of dry apricot
• 1/3 a cup of natural or salted pistachios
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Modena vinegar
• Modena syrup
• Black pepper

Step by step

1 Cut the dry figs El Pajarero in half and put them aside.

2 Place the chopped spinach or any other green leaf into a salad bowl.

Then we put the arugula and season it with olive oil and modena vinegar.

Mix everything well to combine all flavors, then put it aside.

3 Distribute over the green leaves, the diced feta cheese, the halves of dry figs and the apricots.

4 To top it all add a bit of fresh black pepper, pomegranate and a bit of modena syrup

5 Before serving, you can add a bit of honey on top

6 Enjoy :-)

Here’s a link to another Valentine's Day recipe, this one is for chocolate lovers :-)