VERDOLINO

VERDOLINO BEAN PGI SARCONI BEANS pack of 500g

The Verdolino bean variety is an ecotype of dwarf bean with a round-ovoid seed and an unmistakable light green color, more or less intense depending on the cultivation area.
Ecotype much appreciated for the delicacy of the taste and for the particularly tender skin.
In the kitchen it is recommended with pasta or rice, but it is also delicious in soups, alone or with the addition of meat, fish or vegetables.

RECIPES

VERDOLINO BEANS OF SARCONI IN THE PAN (or “pignatta” beans)
Ingredients for 4 people:
1 400 g of green beans
2 2 sticks of celery
3 2 cloves of garlic
4 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
5 1/2 kg of peeled tomatoes
6 1 tablespoon of oregano
7 1/2 glass of olive oil
8 salt and pepper

PREPARATION

After cooking the beans in salted water, drain them and set aside a cup of cooking water.
Put them in a pan with the oil, the whole garlic cloves and the peeled tomatoes.
Season with salt, pepper, sprinkle with oregano, add the sliced ​​celery and the preserved cooking water; then cook everything together in the “PIGNATTA”, until the liquid is absorbed.
Pour the beans onto a serving dish, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

PATE ‘OF VERDOLINO BEANS OF SARCONI AND ZUCCHINI
Ingredients for 4 people:
a 200 g of boiled and drained Verdolini di Sarconi beans
b 3 steamed courgettes still al dente
c parsley
d even dried mint
e 2 cloves of garlic
f oil, vinegar, salt, pepper

PREPARATION
Pass the beans through a vegetable mill, add the garlic blended with the parsley, oil and vinegar, tasting from time to time to adjust the flavors to your taste.
Blend the boiled courgettes with a spoonful of mint and a clove of garlic; add oil and vinegar, proceeding as with beans.

Sarconi PGI beans and legumes are a typical  product of Lucania