Raw Zucchini Carpaccio 230g

Small, tender and appetizing, these artichokes are an autochthon variety named “brindisino”. The cultivation starts in the beginning of October and the picking in April. The fresh artichokes end their working process within eight hours of being picked. This kind of artichoke is very tender. We remove the leaves and we turn it by hand with a small knife. Then it is scalded and is put in extra virgin olive oil. No other ingredients or spices are added in order to valorize the unique taste of this product.

Our Extra Artichoke Hearts are the top of our artichoke range. Crunchy, with a mild flavour, they are delicious when eaten on their own, ideal for garnishing fresh salads and perfect for enhancing and adding value to any dish, thanks to their natural freshness.

This kind of artichokes can only be cultivated taking small plants from an already existent plantation. The cultivation starts in the beginning of October and the picking in the month of May. It is a very hard work and requires a lot of care: just think that, to pick a chase of these artichokes, we have to work for hours on fields of many hectares. The “candino” artichoke is the last one that is picked, in the month of May. The fresh artichokes end their working process within eight hours of being picked. This kind of artichoke is very tender. We remove the leaves and we turn it by hand with a small knife. Then it is scalded and is put in extra virgin olive oil.

We selected the tenderest hearts of our fennel, after giving it a delicately sweet and sour touch, we kept them in extra virgin olive oil.

In limited edition they are ideal for an appetizer, one leads to another, or to accompany fish main courses.

The hot peppers are cultivated in open field between the end of May and the beginning of June. The picking, between August and October, requires more steps because of the peculiarities of this plant. All the phases are done by hand inside our farm. They are washed, selected, removed of their petiole, cut into rings and laid to mature under salt. Then, without adding any other ingredients, they are put in extra virgin olive oil. It is a process that requires experience and care because, only in this way, our hot peppers arrive on your table all the year round.

The long tomatoes are cultivated in April and May and are picked by hand in July and August. All the phases are processed inside our farm. Once picked, they are washed, selected, cut, laid on desiccation frames, salted e put in the sun for 4-5 days. Then, there’s a new selection and a rewashing with water and wine-vinegar. Finally they are seasoned with Mediterranean spices and put in extra virgin olive oil. To obtain 1 Kg of dried tomatoes we need about 10 Kg of fresh tomatoes and more than 130 working hours. Only the best tomatoes arrive in the glass jars, those that have properly matured and have maintained all the organoleptic and nourishing qualities, giving an absolutely unique taste.

The Giardiniera mixed pickled vegetables by i Contadini is prepared from late September to the end of November. The four types of vegetable - peppers, fennel, carrots and cauliflower are harvested and prepared while at their freshest. The pickling is still carried out manually, by the expert hands of the women in the family, following a traditional recipe, and the vegetables are bottled in glass jars with a very mild sweet and sour solution. Its colours will bring you a breath of warmth from our home.

It takes its name from the particular purple colour that its leaves turn as it nears ripening. Grown from the month of October, it is gently harvested by hand in May. This artichoke is a true cure-all: it helps lower cholesterol levels, stimulate diuresis and regularise the intestinal functions.

Our Extra Artichoke Hearts are the top of our artichoke range. Crunchy, with a mild flavour, they are delicious when eaten on their own, ideal for garnishing fresh salads and perfect for enhancing and adding value to any dish, thanks to their natural freshness.

“Puntarelle” are the heart of CICORIA CATALOGNA, a lettuce typical of our area. Sown in October, the vegetable is picked between January and February. Our women remove the leaves of the plant and manually cut away the “scattuni”, i.e., the shoots, an put them delicately in pickle to ripen for a few days, before being preserved under oil without the addition of aromas or spices.

The greens in this dried hors-d’oeuvre are cultivated in open field from April to May and are picked by hand from June to September. they are washed, selected, cut into large slices, put on desiccation frames and laid in the sun for 3-4 days. 

 The cultivation starts in the beginning of October and the picking in April. The fresh artichokes end their working process within eight hours of being picked. This kind of artichoke is very tender. We remove the leaves and we turn it by hand with a small knife. Then it is scalded and is put in extra virgin olive oil and sunflower seed oil. No other ingredients or spices are added in order to valorize the unique taste of this product.

The sun dried cherry tomatoes are fragrant and appetizing, perfect to surprise your guests during a hors d’oeuvre. Also very good with a fresh mozzarella, on a pizza, on a bruschetta (roasted bread) with capers from Racale or for a fast and delicious pasta with fresh basil. An ever-increasing number of famous chef have noticed the versatility of this product and are using it more and more to create extraordinary dishes.