Description
Produced in olive groves on the steep slopes of the Douro Valley region, this PDO olive, combined with spices and preserved only in extra virgin olive oil, has a violet black color, natural to fresh olives, a creamy appearance, with pieces of spices, with intense odor characteristic of fresh olives.
This paste has already been internationally recognized by the ITQI Awards 2017 – with 2 stars, having been evaluated by more than 125 Chefs and Sommeliers in a blind tasting in which parameters such as texture, taste, smell and visual appearance are evaluated.
Ideal for cereal bread, fresh cereal bread and other types of bread, corn and rye bread, vegan crackers, wasabi or goat cheese and Swiss chard toast. Use in game dishes, to season salads such as couscous salad and Greek salad, vegetarian salads, and pasta, or to spread with cream cheese. Use as an aperitif.
Usage Suggestions
Ideal for cereal bread, fresh cereal bread and other types of bread, corn and rye bread, vegan crackers, wasabi or goat cheese and Swiss chard toast. Use in game dishes, to season salads such as couscous salad and Greek salad, vegetarian salads, and pasta, or to spread with cream cheese. Use as an aperitif.
Recipes / Chef
- Greek Salad with Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste meia.dúzia® - Chef Álvaro Costa
- Fresh goat cheese salad with Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste meia.dúzia® and beetroot bread
- Niçoise Style Tuna Salad with Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste meia.dúzia® - Chef Álvaro Costa
- Goat Cheese Toast with Bravo de Esmolfe Apple Jam with Cinnamon meia.dúzia®, Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste meia.dúzia® and Red Pepper Chutney meia.dúzia® - Chef Álvaro Costa
Ingredients
“Negrinha do Douro” olive (81%), virgin olive oil, honey, spices, acidity regulator (citric acid) and salt. It may contain traces of olive pits.
Nutritional Information
Average nutritional information per 100 g / 3.53 oz: Energy 1206 kJ / 286 kcal; Fats 8,2 g / 0.3oz, of which saturated fat acids 5,0 g / 0.2oz; Carbohydrates 49,7 g / 2oz, of which sugars 48,7 g / 2oz; Proteins 2,0 g / 0.07oz; Salt 0,0 g / 0.0 oz.
Origin of the Ingredients
The “Negrinha do Douro” olive, of Protected Domination of Origin (PDO), is grown in olive groves on the steep slopes of the Douro Valley region, northern Portugal, in a hot, dry climate and on schist soils. This olive, round and smooth, with a firm consistency, weighing an average of 3 to 5 grams each, has a yellowish-green to violet-black color, depending on the state of maturation. It is harvested manually on the slopes of the Douro Valley.
