Description
Courgettes and their flowers in a delicate, creamy organic pesto.
Courgettes, courgette flowers, almonds and basil, all organic, are blended raw with organic sunflower oil and salt, then the cream is jarred and pasteurised with no preservatives or additives. The producer describes a pale yellow-green cream with a delicate scent of courgette flowers, basil and almond, and a light, sweet finish. Courgettes are among the crops of Luisa Pantaleo’s organic farm at Fasano, in Puglia, which processes its vegetables in its own workshop. All declared ingredients are plant-based. Once opened, keep refrigerated at 4 °C and use within a few days.
For restaurants and chefs. Mild and creamy, this courgette flower pesto carries other ingredients well. Stir it into a risotto at the end, or dress pasta with prawns, clams or white meat, following the producer’s suggestion for dishes with meat or fish. Spread it on warm crostini for a summer starter, or spoon it over grilled vegetables. Its long storage life lets the kitchen keep a courgette flower dish on the menu outside the short season of fresh flowers.
For specialty and Italian stores. Shoppers who find basil or rocket too strong are the natural buyers of this gentle pesto. Courgette flower pesto is uncommon abroad, which makes it a discovery line for customers exploring the pesto range. Staff can present it in a sentence: courgettes, their flowers, almonds and basil, organic and blended raw. With 36 months of shelf life from production, it can stay on display while it finds its customers, and it pairs with fresh pasta, risotto rice and grilled vegetable antipasti already on the shelf.
Specs: 180 g, case of 6, shelf life 36 months, organic, Puglia (Italy).
Allergens: almonds.
