Learn more about balsamic vinegar. huile d'Olive Benso

Learn more about balsamic vinegar.

The 2 main families of balsamic vinegars

Two types of balsamic vinegar are produced in Italy: the balsamic vinegar of Modena which is a PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) and the traditional balsamic vinegar DOP (protected designation of origin),

The classic...

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Baked vegetables with olive oil and balsamic vinegar huile d'Olive Benso

Baked vegetables with olive oil and balsamic vinegar

A simple, quick and easy recipe to serve delicious vegetables as an appetizer.

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On a baking sheet or baking sheet that you have previously oiled with olive oil, arrange your vegetables.

To oil the plate you can use a food...

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Mini savory cakes with green or red pesto huile d'Olive Benso

Mini savory cakes with green or red pesto

A quick and easy recipe to make to enhance your aperitifs. Much better and healthier than many aperitif products.

mini pesto cake

Ingredients:

  • 130g of T45 or T55 flour
  • 1 level...
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Learn more about olive oil huile d'Olive Benso

Learn more about olive oil

History: from the olive tree to olive oil

The olive tree spread thanks to the Mediterranean climate which gradually appeared 1O OOO years before J.C. We find the first traces of wild olive trees 60,000 years before our era....

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Pesto or Pistou ? huile d'Olive Benso

Pesto or Pistou ?

Pesto

The pesto originated at the end of the 19th century, in Genoa, Italy.

The main ingredient is Basilico Genovese (fresh basil grown in the region of Liguria - northwestern Italy).

We add according to the variants:

  • pine nuts
  • ...
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Aubergine, cherry tomato and chicken goat cheese wrap huile d'Olive Benso

Aubergine, cherry tomato and chicken goat cheese wrap

Ingredients for 4 wraps

  • 4 wheat tortillas (here I took whole wheat)
  • 1 fresh goat cheese
  • about twenty cherry tomatoes (or oval)
  • chicken cutlet
  • a small eggplant
  • Genoese pesto
  • Olive oil and balsamic vinegar
  • Salt
  • ...
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Salmon wrap with green pesto and peppers, on a revisited risotto huile d'Olive Benso

Salmon wrap with green pesto and peppers, on a revisited risotto

A different way of making fish en papillote.

The idea is (rather than using parchment paper that will end up in the trash) to use a wheat wrap to play the role of papillote.

The bottom of the wrap will be garnished with a rice/quinoa mixture cooked like (in the broadest sense) risotto.

The result is both tender on the...

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Tuna or shrimp avocado huile d'Olive Benso

Tuna or shrimp avocado

A recipe without mayonnaise and ketchup.

More healthy: here we replace the mayonnaise with garlic artichoke cream and balsamic vinegar and the ketcup with pesto rosso or arrabiata if you want a spicier side.

Ingredients

  • 1 avocado, ripened to perfection
  • 2...
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Chicken terrine with red or green pesto huile d'Olive Benso

Chicken terrine with red or green pesto

There are many recipes for artisan terrines and pâtés.

But what are the differences between a terrine and a pâté?

They are quite...

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