Gastronomic Box n.13: Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste + Olive Oil

This black gift box includes:

• Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste with Spices - 180g
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil Green Intense – 60ml

Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste: Produced in olive groves on the steep slopes of the Douro Valley region, this PDO olive, combined with spices, and only preserved in extra virgin olive oil, has a violet black color, natural for fresh olives, a creamy appearance, and may contain small pieces of spices, with an 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 toasted bread; rye bread; wasabi or goat cheese and chard toasts; game dishes, to season salads such as couscous salad and Greek salad, and pasta, or to spread with cream cheese.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Green Intense: Olive oil with fresh and balanced aromas of green fruits and herbaceous sensations, presenting in the mouth with medium sensations of sweet, bitter and spicy. Superior category olive oil obtained directly from olives solely by mechanical processes. Acidity ≤ 0.3 Variety : Madural, Cobrançosa, Verdeal. Cold extracted. Store in a cool place and away from light. Origin: Portugal.

Ideal for toasted bread, rye bread, wasabi or goat cheese and Swiss chard; game meat dishes; to season salads such as couscous salad and Greek salad; to spread with cream cheese.

1. Greek Salad with Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste meia.dúzia® - Chef Álvaro Costa
2. Fresh goat cheese salad with Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste meia.dúzia® and beetroot bread
3. Niçoise Style Tuna Salad with Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste meia.dúzia® - Chef Álvaro Costa
4. 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

Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste with Spices

“Negrinha do Douro” olive (81%), virgin olive oil, honey, spices, acidity regulator (citric acid) and salt. It may contain traces of olive pits.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Green Intense

Extra virgin olive oil (100%). Max. Acidity: 0.3%

Varieties: Madural, Cobrançosa and Verdeal. Cold extracted product. Origin: Portugal.

Negrinha do Douro Olive Paste with Spices

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.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Green Intense

Average nutrition information per 100 g/ 3.38 FL oz: energy 3437kJ/ 821kcal; fats 91.2g / 3.22oz; of which fat acids saturates 13.1g/ 0.46oz; carbohydrates 0.0 g/ 0.0 oz; of which sugars 0.0 g/ 0.0 oz; proteins 0.0 g/ 0.0 oz; salt 0.0 g/ 0.0 oz.

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.