Dried legumes of Sicily

This is one of the smallest of the lentil family. Shiny black in color and easy to cook. Makes a beautiful garnish, also great in soups and salads. They look like caviar after cooking

Petite red lentils, also known as petite lentils, are small, round legumes with a light pink color. Unlike most legumes, petite red lentils cook quickly since their exteriors are soft and easy for water to penetrate. Lentils contain significant amounts of nutrients in each serving and are an ideal addition to almost anyone’s diet.

The lentils reached their peak production between the 1930s and the 1960s, when around 30 percent of Italian lentils came from Sicily, and especially Villalba. This legume was particularly in demand for its remarkable sensory characteristics and because the market at the time favored the large-seed types

Hulled Broad Beans - Organic Product
Make your creamy soups with shelled beans of the Monreale type, broken and without integument. Produced from organic farming, they are kidney-shaped and creamy yellow in color. What characterizes them is the size of the seed: the Monreale type broad bean is in fact a broad bean, even if in the same pod the size of the seeds is different.

They are a good source of protein, and when combined with a whole grain such as whole wheat pasta or brown rice, provide protein comparable to that of meat or dairy foods. An important characteristic of dry beans is that they absorb the flavor and aromas of the ingredients that accompany them, so they are very suitable for stews and soups.

Red beans are typically served with rice, and require soaking before cooking.

Cicerchia - Organic Legumes of Sicily
Cicerchia is a little known but no less good legume than lentils, chickpeas or beans. Produced from organic cultivation, our cicerchia is rich in proteins and is considered among the best grain legumes for food quality. Typical Sicilian product, the cicerchia has recently been rediscovered and is used to make gourmet dishes.

A really chunky soup packed with with kidney beans, cicerchia and chickpeas. Cicerchia is rich in proteins and is considered among the best grain legumes for food quality. Excellent in combination with red beans and chickpeas to prepare gourmet soups.

Chickpea is nutritionally rich. It is an excellent source of high-quality protein, with a wide range of essential amino acids. It is high in dietary fiber and hence a healthy source of carbohydrates for persons with insulin sensitivity or diabetes. It is low in fat and most of this is polyunsaturated. It also provides dietary phosphorus, magnesium, iron and zinc.

They are a good source of protein, and when combined with a whole grain such as whole wheat pasta or brown rice, provide protein comparable to that of meat or dairy foods. An important characteristic of dry beans is that they absorb the flavor and aromas of the ingredients that accompany them, so they are very suitable for stews and soups.

Black Chickpeas - Organic Legumes of Sicily
Produced from organic cultivation, our black chickpeas are a typical variety of the Mediterranean, rich in proteins, fibers and iron. In addition to the black color, due to the anthocyanins they are rich in, and their sweet taste, they are very digestible legumes. Excellent to combine with rice and cereals for a complete dish from a nutritional point of view.

Sicilian lentils are ideal for soups and soups. Traditionally they represent a tasty and well-wishing side dish.

The beans are ideal as a side dish. Excellent in combination with bitter vegetables such as chicory.

The chickpeas are born from the Sicilian hinterland and are ideal for soups, soups, salads and in combination with fish.

Cicerchia – Sicilian Legumes from Natural Agriculture
Typical Sicilian product from natural agriculture, cicerchia is a protein-rich legume, less known than lentils, chickpeas and beans but no less good for this. Precisely for this reason cicerchia is an ingredient used to prepare gourmet dishes.