Riccardo's Jars: unique flavors for many tasty recipes

I Vasetti di Riccardo is a company from San Giovanni Lupatoto, in the province of Verona, born from Riccardo's passion, a trained chef who, with his experience in the industry and creativity, has encapsulated the good heart of true tradition in small glass jars: thus, I Vasetti di Riccardo were born, recipes created by experimenting with new combinations with top-quality ingredients, enhancing their flavors.

From Riccardo's passion came the line of sauces and pesto, with an eye on the future driven by the intention of leaving future generations a healthy world, where they can eat wholesome and genuine food.

I Vasetti di Riccardo: the story of the company

I Vasetti di Riccardo stems from Riccardo's passion, who creates his pesto and sauce recipes out of love, with a focus on the future: to leave future generations the possibility to eat healthy and genuine food. Working in the research and development sector of a large food company, inventing and experimenting with new recipes, Riccardo had the opportunity to deepen his knowledge and create something new. His experience led him to approach organic farming and fair trade, and the new awareness that arose led to a change in thinking about food; volunteer trips to Kenya, India, and Sri Lanka, where he encountered new raw materials and characteristic flavors, also contributed to creating a new way of thinking for Riccardo: jars that contain expertise, curiosity, quality, genuineness, and a desire for a healthy world. I Vasetti di Riccardo are much more than just simple sauces and pesto: they encompass his entire story.

I Vasetti di Riccardo contain his values: simplicity, taste, ethics, and sustainability

I Vasetti di Riccardo encompass Riccardo's passion for genuineness and tradition, driven by the desire to leave future generations a healthy world; for this reason, the ingredients used for sauces and pesto come from ethical and sustainable agriculture, in perfect unity with the culinary secrets learned during trips to Kenya, India, and Sri Lanka.

The ingredients are more than just simple raw materials: they encompass a friendship, new knowledge with those who cultivate them. They encapsulate memories, fragrances, and flavors, thus becoming protagonists of the recipes.

The spices from I Vasetti di Riccardo are true sensory experiences that totally envelop and invite the creation of new flavors: chili, ginger, mustard, curry mix and pepper, all sourced from fair trade, particularly from Sri Lanka, produced in a small cooperative named Podie and imported to Italy by Altromercato.

I Vasetti di Riccardo also feature cashews, sourced also from fair trade from the San Francisco cooperative in Floresta, Guinea Bissau, imported to Italy by the Tabanka cooperative. The cashews always enhance the main flavors of the recipes without ever overpowering them, creating truly unique and irresistible flavors.

The basil, the undisputed protagonist of pesto, comes from Liguria and from the friendship with the owner of the Anfossi Agricultural Company. From such a sincere relationship, a delicious pesto could only be born, created by faithfully following the original recipe, for a pesto ready as if it were just made.

I Vasetti di Riccardo: the products

I Vasetti di Riccardo encompass wisdom, quality ingredients, passion, and taste: they are all to be tried!

The pesto alla genovese is made with the best Genoese DOP basil, perfect for dressing trofie but not only: also try it as a filling for cherry tomatoes for a tasty appetizer, they are exceptional! Ligurian tradition also includes it as an ingredient in minestrone, added at the end of cooking, but it can also be used as a flavor enhancer for zucchini or potato and leek cream, with two fresh basil leaves on top. Pesto is also available in a garlic-free version, for those who cannot digest it or prefer to savor the flavor of basil as the protagonist. A tip? Try it on pizza to enhance its fresh flavor, ideal for summer.

Organic hazelnut ragù, made with toasted hazelnuts from Albenga; it is perfect with pasta, particularly Piedmontese tajerin, lasagnetta, or garganelli. If you want to try a truly delicious recipe, add it to mushrooms for a baked lasagna to amaze your guests at the table.

Pistachio and cashew sauce, perfect for dressing paccheri, ideal with a sprinkle of citrus zest as a final touch. The result? A quick, fresh, and delicious dish. The sauce is also perfect to pair with sautéed shrimp with a splash of brandy, to be used as a pasta dressing. Not only that: for a fish fillet or white meat, it will be a truly exquisite accompaniment.

Mustard sauce is an excellent condiment especially for meat: for barbecues, boiled dishes or roasts, it adds a delightfully pungent note and enhances the flavor. Not only that: it perfectly accompanies fish, for example, an excellent smoked trout, and diluted with a drizzle of oil will be a perfect dressing for salad.

The wild garlic sauce is made with this particular type of wild herb that grows around March and April, which is worked raw to allow it to release all the intensity of its flavor. It has a milder taste than regular garlic, somewhat reminiscent of chives. It is perfect on bruschetta or focaccia, and mixed with ricotta and lemon will be an excellent pasta condiment. It can be paired with cold rice, and with some Mediterranean recipes like Hummus and Tzatziki, or on a salmon fillet with a drizzle of fresh cream.

Chili and ginger spicy sauce: with ingredients sourced from Sri Lanka and Guinea Bissau, it is a trip around the world in a jar! It is a sauce with an intense flavor and gives a fresh spiciness to many dishes: rice noodles, yogurt chicken, with cheeses, or with tomato pasta, it will give a truly delicious extra touch.

Red radicchio and walnut sauce, all the scents of autumn in a sauce, ideal on robiola for original crostini, paired with gorgonzola, grilled polenta or parmesan risotto, with mushrooms or sausage. It is versatile and truly delicious, just give space to creativity.

Curry and cashew sauce, the taste of India in your home: ideal to pair with basmati rice and chicken breast, or with shrimp stewed with onion and coconut milk. Curry goes well with all vegetables, so you can unleash your imagination in the kitchen with the guarantee of a always perfect result.

Organic Tahina sauce, from the Middle East a delicious sesame sauce ideal for both sweet and savory preparations. With a dense consistency, it is perfect for Hummus, the famous chickpea cream, and Babaganoush, a puree of eggplants and mint. You can enjoy it for breakfast on a slice of toasted bread with honey, or for an appetizer, on crostini, combined with lemon, parsley, and ground pepper.

I Vasetti di Riccardo are a journey of flavors and traditions: passion, genuineness, and creativity encapsulated in a jar!