Sun-dried tomato pesto with ginger and walnuts.

By now, pesto is no longer just the Genoese version, undoubtedly an excellence, but every area or region is rich in delicacies and specialties, and that’s why every city or region has its own variant of pesto, made with ingredients exclusively from the territory; Italy, the homeland of good eating thanks to its excellent products, is a peninsula located in the cradle of the Mediterranean, where it enjoys a favorable climate that allows for the cultivation of a wide variety of vegetables and products that grow throughout the year.

There are some products that are more representative than others for each region, for Puglia one above all is the tomato, which occupies a significant space in Italian cuisine. Since ancient times, our grandparents had the habit of preserving the products of the land for winter supplies, including tomatoes.

We all know the beneficial properties of tomatoes, while other products that are being discovered as very healthy yet also very tasty and intriguing in flavor, just to name two, walnuts are a tonic for the nervous system and possess anti-anemic, antispasmodic, sedative, and anti-inflammatory properties.

The cardiac effect of walnuts depends on the balance of electrolytes and, above all, on their action on the muscular and elastic tone of the vessels that promote arterial circulation, and ginger. It’s no surprise that today ginger is one of the most used seasonings in the world, because in addition to its pleasant spicy flavor, it is very versatile and rich in health benefits. The root of ginger, in fact, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and contains therapeutic elements such as gingerol, shogaol, paradol, and zingiberene.

Now imagine a combo made of dried tomatoes, ginger, and walnuts; this combination gives that intriguing and decisive flavor, giving birth to the dried tomato, ginger, and walnut pesto proposed by our company, a Salento reality that offers us tastes, aromas, and flavors typical of Puglia and Salento with a discovery and rediscovery of traditional and genuine scents and flavors.

With the dried tomato pesto with ginger and walnuts, it is impossible not to be overwhelmed by this union of sun-dried tomatoes from Salento, ginger, walnuts, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, mint, chili, parsley, and salt.

A first course, a bruschetta with the addition of this pesto will have a strong imprint of ancient traditional flavors. A pesto that surprises, paired with artisanal pasta, is a true delight, also delighting guests with a traditional appetizer of bruschetta.