Farmer Beans with Balsamic Vinegar

Bring a large pot of water and a beef bouillon cube to a boil. Add 1 lb shelled Borlotti or farmer beans and cook until tender. Drain, and season the beans with olive oil. In a skillet brown 3.5 oz of pancetta and a clove of garlic. Stir in the beans and cook them for a few minutes, then add 3 spoons of Cavedoni Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena; remove from heat , season with salt , remove the garlic clove and serve hot .

Potato Salad with Balsamic Vinegar

Wash and boil 2 lbs of large size potatoes. While still warm, peel and slice them. Arrange the potatoes on a serving dish , sprinkle with finely chopped parsley , season with salt and/or pepper, and with extra virgin olive oil , then drizzle a few drops of Cavedoni Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena over the potatoes.

Mushroom Salad with Balsamic Vinegar

 

Clean four fresh medium size porcini mushrooms and slice. Wash and slice thinly one stalk of celery, one yellow pepper, and 3 baby carrots; put the vegetables into a bowl and add some flakes of Parmesan cheese, two or three leaves of chopped fresh basil and a finely chopped clove of garlic. Add a good spoonful of Cavedoni Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena and stir. Then add extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper.

Rich salad with Balsamic Vinegar

Wash lettuce or fresh radicchio and place it in a terrine . Add sliced hard boiled eggs or omelette cubes , Parmigiano Reggiano flakes, and crumbled fried pancetta, if desired. Season with salt , pepper , Cavedoni traditional balsamic vinegar of Modena and extra virgin olive oil. Toss and serve.

Fried Zucchini Flowers with Balsamic Scented Batter

Remove the stems and pistils of 12 zucchini (or pumpkin) flowers. Gently wash the flowers and let dry on a towel. Prepare a runny batter with 1 egg , flour, salt and 2 tablespoons of Cavedoni Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena. Soak the zucchini flowers in the batter and fry them in plenty of hot oil. Remove them from the pan when they are well crisp , drain them on paper towels and serve hot, drizzling the zucchini flowers with a few drops of Cavedoni Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena and a pinch of salt.The same batter can be used to prepare a stir-fry with vegetables : zucchini sticks , eggplant slices ( cut and left in salt for a couple of hours ) , pieces of cauliflower , artichoke hearts , and slices or strips of potatoes ( previously boiled ten minutes in salted water) . Serve the same way as the zucchini flowers .