Our ANTIPASTI

Another of our specialties are the production of vegetables preserved in extra virgin olive oil. These include sun-dried tomatoes, grilled artichokes hearts and truffles. Each vegetable is cultivated on the Pensato Estate with the greatest care in order to capture all the flavor of the land. The vegetables are hand-prepared according to the traditional recipes and no preservatives or colorants are used, thus maintaining the taste and authenticity of the product.

Pitted Black Olives
The famous small taggiasca type olives, fleshy and tasty. Pitted and preserved in extra virgin olive oil in a small pot of 230g. Picked on hundred-year-old olive trees at 700 meters above sea level, it is a concentrate of flavor and sweetness, to be crunched as an aperitif, to mix with pasta or rice salads, to combine with white meats or fish . All the great starred chefs love it.Pairing suggestions: Aperitifs and Snacks: Cheese platter, charcuterie board, olive and artisan bread appetizer.Pasta and Rice Salads: Mediterranean pasta salad, black olive and feta rice salad, sundried tomato and olive orzo salad.

€35.00*

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Olive Tapenade 230g
Tapenade is a Provençal dish consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives and olive oil. There are many ways to savour Tapenade: it can be served with vegetables, fish or meat, and is sometimes used as a stuffing. You can spread it on artisan bread or crackers as an hors d’oeuvre, or, for a real dish, try it on top of a baked potatoes or toss it with pasta: a culinary delight!INGREDIENTS: Peranzana olives, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, salt, garlic, fennel seeds, chili pepper and lime juice.Pairing suggestions:   Hors d'Oeuvres and Snacks: Olive tapenade on artisan bread, tapenade and cheese platter, tapenade with crackers and wine.Accompaniment to Vegetables, Fish, or Meat: Grilled vegetables with olive tapenade drizzle, baked salmon with olive tapenade topping, steak with tapenade marinade.Pasta and Baked Potatoes: Penne pasta with olive tapenade sauce, Mediterranean-style baked potatoes with tapenade, spaghetti with olive tapenade and cherry tomatoes.

€9.90*

Artichoke-hearts 230gr
These divine artichoke hearts are marinated by hand in our delicately seasoned Fernando Pensato Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Their soft texture makes them a delicious antipasto. Try them on pizza or simply with toast and a glass of white wine for a unique Mediterranean experience! The Olive Oil can be used as a dressing for green salad. INGREDIENTS: artichoke hearts, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, wine vinegar, origan, garlic, spices, pepper, salt.Pairing suggestions:  Antipasto and Appetizers: Marinated artichoke hearts with toasted bread, artichoke hearts with cheese and cured meats.Pizza Toppings: Mediterranean pizza with artichoke hearts and mozzarella, artichoke and sundried tomato pizza, artichoke and pesto pizza.Salad Dressings and Mix-ins: Green salad with chopped artichoke hearts, homemade salad dressing with artichoke-infused olive oil, mediterranean salad with artichoke hearts and feta cheese.

€12.50*

Sundried Tomatoes 230g
Full of lasting flavor, these sun-dried tomatoes from Apulia are another extraordinary product from our handmade line. Unlike many dried tomatoes, these really have been kissed by the sun. Their exceptionally soft skin and the delicate seasoning make them a true delight. Naturally they are stored in our award winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil.INGREDIENTS: sundried tomatoes, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, wine vinegar, origan, garlic, spices, pepper, salt.Pairing suggestions:  Mediterranean Dishes and Salads: Greek salad with sundried tomatoes, Mediterranean pasta salad with chopped sundried tomatoes, caprese salad with sundried tomato dressing.Appetizers and Bruschetta Toppings: Sundried tomato and mozzarella bruschetta, sundried tomato cheese spread for crackers, antipasti platter with sundried tomatoes.Pasta Sauces and Pizza Toppings: Sundried tomato pesto sauce for pasta, sundried tomato and olive pizza, pasta primavera with sundried tomato cream sauce.

€6.50*

Tartufata
Our Tartufata is an outstanding paste that combines summer truffles, mushrooms and black olives. Try it with pasta or rice, as a topping for crostini, hard-boiled eggs, or omelettes or make it the base of a delicious porcini sauce for steak.INGREDIENTS: mushrooms (psalliota bispora), black olives, summer truffle (Tuber Aestivum Vitt) 5%, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, salt.Pairing suggestions:  White Meats and Fish Dishes: Tuna spaghetti with datterini tomatoes and tartufata, grilled white fish with tartufata marinade, chicken breasts with tartufata cream sauce.Pasta and Rice Dishes: Fettuccine alfredo with tartufata, risotto with tartufata, parmesan and wild mushrooms.Crostini and Egg Toppings: Tartufata crostini appetizers, tartufata omelette, hard-boiled eggs with tartufata spread.Sauces for Meats: Porcini and tartufata sauce for steak, pork tenderloin with tartufata glaze, chicken marsala with tartufata reduction.

€19.00*

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Grinded Truffle 500gr
INGREDIENTS: Black truffles 100% (Tuber Aestivum), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Salt, natural Truffle aroma. Pairing suggestions:  Pasta and Risotto Dishes: Truffle-infused Creamy Mushroom Risotto, Fettuccine Alfredo with Grinded Truffles, Truffle-infused Gnocchi in Cream SauceGourmet Spread for Appetizers: Truffle Crostini with Cheese and Cured Meats, Bruschetta with Grinded Truffle Spread, Artisan Bread with Truffle Butter and CharcuterieEnhancing Meat and Vegetable Dishes: Grilled Steak with Grinded Truffle Seasoning, Roasted Chicken with Truffle-infused Sauce, Sautéed Mushrooms and Asparagus with Grinded Truffles

€350.00*

Green Pitted Olives 500g
These large green olives, typical of Sicily, are fleshy and juicy and their flesh is firm. It is a unique olive of the fertile soil of the Etna region on which it develops. It is known for its intense flavor enhanced here by specially adapted preservation. You can consume it in antipasti as an aperitif or in ingredients in traditional recipes of olive cake or bruschette with a touch of lemon.Pairing suggestions: Antipasti and Aperitifs: Antipasti platter with green olives, cheese and cured meats.Olive Cake and Savory Bakes: Olive cake, olive bread.Bruschetta and Mediterranean Dishes: Green olive bruschetta, Mediterranean pasta with green olives, green olive pizza topping.

€14.95*

Passata Datterino 580gr
La Bella Pasta - tomato sauceNonna, our grandmother, knew their powers and used to let them simmer for hours.Enjoy La Bella Pasta tomato sauce - delicious, and 100 % made in Italy.INGREDIENTS: 100% Italian tomatoes.Pairing suggestions:  Classic Pasta Dishes: Spaghetti bolognese with passata datterino, penne arrabbiata with spicy passata sauce, marinara sauce with fresh basil and parmesan.Pizza Base: Margherita pizza with passata datterino, pepperoni and mozzarella pizza with passata base, veggie pizza with passata sauce and herbs.Stews and Braises: Beef stew with passata datterino, ratatouille with tomato passata, braised chicken in passata tomato sauce.

€5.90*

Content: 500 gramm