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Zucchi oil, three products and many recipes from our food testers – Italian Cuisine


Traditional recipes, but also those that come from experimentation and contamination: the dishes created by our food testers with Zucchi oils range from first courses to desserts, from fries to sauces. With enthusiasm and curiosity, our food testers put Zucchi oils to the test to try out the different flavors and the different yields for the types of cooking.

Since 1810 the Zucchi family has promoted the culture of oil as a true expression of Italian excellence. With over 200 years of experience in the sector, Oleificio Zucchi is based on attention to the environment, safety, ethics and quality, values ​​that are reflected in every single product.

Extra virgin olive oil, sunflower seed oil and organic flaxseed oil: these are the three Zucchi oils whose characteristics and peculiarities we wanted to test by putting them to the test with our food testers. A selection of readers of our fan base, cooking enthusiasts, received Zucchi products and used them for their own recipes at home. We asked them to try all three oils in their dishes and tell us about the results: the differences in the raw flavors, the best combinations, the results of their use during cooking and the recommended recipes.

The result? Really amazing!

Zucchi 100% Italian sustainable extra virgin olive oil

The flagship of Oleificio Zucchi, 100% Italian and from certified sustainable supply chain: the production is transparent in every step, from the olive harvest to the arrival on the tables, respecting the environment, people and combining taste and health. Through the QR code and the batch number present on the bottle, it is possible to discover the origin of the blend, the cultivars that compose it and all its sustainability parameters.

It has a round and structured taste, with delicate notes of almond and artichoke. It gives the best if used raw, to season fresh dishes like pinzimoni, carpaccios and salads, or more rustic like soups and soups, but also to embellish a grilled meat or fish.

Federica's sliced ​​meat

sliced ​​beef oil zucchi

To better appreciate the properties, Federica has tested the Zucchi sustainable 100% Italian extra virgin olive oil on a sliced ​​beef served with a fruit salad. Apparently simple, the recipe has lent itself perfectly to test the organoleptic properties of the oil. Federica wanted to underline how "the raw oil has perfectly balanced all the aromas without overlooking the particular delicacy of this side dish".

Summer recipes created by Roberta and Elena

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Roberta loves simple dishes but with genuine flavors. We understood this when he told us that he had tested Zucchi 100% Italian sustainable evo oil to season rice salad, cold pasta, buffalo mozzarella accompanied by cucumbers and cherry tomatoes, salad and pesto trofie. The taste has agreed everyone, even his children!

Cold dishes also for Elena, who tested Zucchi 100% Italian sustainable evo oil to prepare wholegrain croutons with cream of cannellini beans, grilled zucchini and vegan tzatziki. The taste of the Zucchi extra virgin olive oil did not leave anyone indifferent, who confessed that “the Zucchi sustainable 100% Italian extra virgin olive oil has a stronger flavor than the one I usually use, but it has personality and gives character even to a simple slice of bread and oil! ".

Vegetable creams prepared by Elena and Marta

zucchini tomato cream sauce

The extra virgin Zucchi was a real ally for Elena returning from a culinary vacation in South Tyrol! Go ahead and then use vegetables, which have turned into a tantalizing dish thanks to a little imagination and the use of the 100% sustainable Zucchi sustainable Italian olive oil. Among the “detox” recipes, Elena tested a tomato cream with a carrot, a clove of red Tropea onion and a bunch of aromatic herbs, enriched with chopped toasted rye bread with basil and 100% Italian sustainable extra virgin olive oil Zucchi. The result absolutely convinced her!

Marta was a bit skeptical about her tests because she used to use the oil that is produced by some friends. He wanted to put Zucchi sustainable 100% Italian evo oil to the test with a recipe that could enhance its flavor so that it could be tested to the fullest. He prepared a carrot cream that he served lukewarm with creamed salt cod croutons and a curl of grilled pepper in the center. She completely changed her mind and in fact told us that "the oil has enhanced the toasts in the oven preparation and is perfectly combined in the raw preparation with the sweetness of the carrot cream".

Zucchi sunflower seed oil 100% Italian from a traceable and certified supply chain

Oleificio Zucchi, always attentive to the quality and sustainability of its products and production processes, has decided to marry the approach and philosophy of Legambiente and to adhere to a voluntary regulation with more stringent specifications than the current regulatory limits, enhancing all the steps of the supply chain in terms of quality, eco-sustainability and traceability. Through the QR code and the lot number on the bottle, it is possible to discover the origin of the oil: this product is the result of a careful selection of raw materials, coming exclusively from the national territory. How to use it: a delicate and light product suitable for the preparation of sauces and mayonnaise, to fry and to season raw.

Maria Loide has prepared the Abruzzo desserts for us

sweets abruzzesi oil zucchi

Maria Loide tested the 100% Italian Zucchi sunflower seed oil for some traditional dessert recipes, and in particular the Abruzzi scrippelle that were fried using sunflower oil. Maria Loide greatly appreciated the properties of the product, underlining that "the oil creates a wrapper able to give crunchiness to the external part and to preserve, at the same time, the internal softness of the dough, preventing it from penetrating into the oil itself as a result of the frying process ".

All crazy about fries with 100% Italian Zucchi sunflower oil! Word of Federica, Marta, Stefania, Elisabetta, Lorena, Tania and Roberta!

fried oil zucchi

Federica fries little, and has confessed to us that the reason for this choice depends very much on the fact that she is often not satisfied with the oil yield in fries. Zucchi 100% Italian sunflower seed oil has been a perfect ally both in frying chicken meatballs and making homemade mayonnaise. In both cases Federica was struck by the fact that the taste of the oil in no way covered the flavor of her recipes. He told us that "the meatballs were crunchy and their perfect flavor, no hint of fried or oil".

Fry test also passed for Marta, who used the 100% Italian Zucchi sunflower seed oil to fry the aubergines for the caponata. Impeccable final judgment: "crispy fry, very light and not greasy".

Mayonnaise in two variants and avocado cream: the recipes of Federica, Chiara and Elena

In addition to meatballs, Federica also used sunflower oil as a base for the accompanying mayonnaise, basil and lime, and told us that it was a real success.

Chiara also tested the 100% Italian Zucchi sunflower seed oil for mayonnaise, but with a fanciful variation: the addition of pink grapefruit juice that she combined with a swordfish tartare and an baked sea bass.

If she hadn't been so hot this summer Elena would have tested 100% Italian sunflower oil for one of her cakes, but she preferred not to light the oven and tested Zucchi oil for a fresh recipe: the cream of avocado to accompany the salad, made only with the pulp of the fruit and the Zucchi oil. Vote 10 and praise for Elena who confessed to us that "the result is a delicate and very velvety mix that does not cover the taste of the avocado like an extra virgin olive oil".

Zucchi organic linseed oil

Zucchi organic linseed oil is obtained through a production process that involves cold pressing of the seeds, banning the addition of solvents or chemical adjuvants. For its strong taste it is excellent when used raw to dress salads, flavor soups or grilled meat and fish.

The vinaigrette with Elena's honey

The strong and particular taste of Zucchi organic linseed oil struck Elena, who used it for a vinaigrette made with apple cider vinegar and a pinch of acacia honey. A fancy condiment that he used to embellish a robiola of which he is greedy, while Elisabetta used it as a real seasoning to give that extra touch to quinoa and chickpea salads and vegetable couscous instead of spices.

Marta got her hands done for us and made bread!

Passionate about baking, Marta wanted to change her habits by replacing the extra virgin olive oil with Zucchi organic linseed oil. And it seems that he will never come back! He confessed to us that "the oil helped to mix the ingredients well and made the bread crunchy outside and very soft inside and the flax flavor was really intense: I usually use extra virgin olive oil also in the preparation of bread whole or with cereals, but from now on I will always prepare it with linseed oil! ".

Pesto with rocket, Chiara's recipe

Arugula, garlic, Parmigiano Reggiano, almonds, salt and Zucchi organic linseed oil. A few ingredients for Chiara's rocket pesto, which commented on the result: "organic linseed oil not only steals rocket from the scene, but also almonds with its notes of dried fruit".

In the kitchen with our food testers: here is a taste of the recipes made with the Mutti ready-made sauces! – Italian Cuisine

In the kitchen with our food testers: here is a taste of the recipes made with the Mutti ready-made sauces!


Always attentive to the news and the quality of the products used in the kitchen, curious and innovators, lovers of tradition but also eager to experiment and … amaze their guests. They are our food testers, cooking enthusiasts, to whom we have launched a real challenge: to try the Mutti Ready Sauces creating tasty and creative combinations.

Versatile and tasty, but each with its own personality. To everyone his taste!

Who has always prepared sauce at home, using only the best ingredients? And how many of you are eager to experiment and reinterpret the traditional recipes with tomatoes creating new dishes, modern and easy to prepare?

Certainly it takes time, which we often do not have today, to select quality raw materials and dedicate ourselves to cooking with serenity, because it is precisely the frenzy of the routine that too often restrains our enthusiasm in the kitchen. But we give you our best suggestion: have you ever tasted the Ready Mutti Sauces?

Why do we offer them to you? Because in addition to guaranteeing you a quality tomato, they will allow you to support your creativity in the kitchen, optimizing your time.

They are in fact tomato bases made with the best Mutti tomato, lightly seasoned with oil and a slight aromatization. The ideal starting point to prepare original, special recipes, or simply to season pasta.

We present three of them, because each of them has its own personality, that is a unique taste given to it by the typical tomato and the ingredients with which their recipes are made. What flavor would you like to start preparing your next dish?

There Ready Datterini Sauce it is characterized by its sweet taste. It is made with Datterini tomatoes, very tasty tomatoes for their sweetness and fleshy consistency, and a few simple ingredients such as shallots, celery and basil.

There Classic Ready Sauce it is characterized by a simple and authentic taste, obtained by combining red round tomatoes with a finely chopped onion and basil.

There Cherry Ready Sauce it has the characteristic of having a fresh taste, given by small, round and juicy cherry tomatoes, enhanced by a pinch of fennel and mint.

But what dishes will our food testers have prepared with Mutti Ready Meals? First, second or even sweet? We'll leave you a taste (it is appropriate to say this) below. Final results? Challenge overcome!

A real Italian pasta!

A simple recipe that our food tester Fabio decided to make, whose success is however determined by the quality of the ingredients used. Fabio tried his hand at revisiting a pasta-based first course, cooked in a pan with the addition of Datterini Mutti Sauce, and then seasoned with pesto and stracciatella: a tribute to the Tricolor and our culinary tradition. “I chose simplicity because I wanted to try to enhance the characteristics of the tomato sauce and savor its very sweet taste. It was a very successful dish, the sauce went very well with the rest of the ingredients ".

The three recipes of Anna Maria

Anna Maria instead surprised us with three recipes, very different from each other and that gave her the opportunity to experiment with all the types of Mutti Ready Meals.
The first recipe that he wanted to try was pizza margherita, and we know that tomato sauce is one of the main ingredients to make it: “I often do it at home and my children really appreciate it: both with the Salsa Classica and the Salsa Ciliegini (also adding capers) is tasty and much enjoyed. " But Anna Maria also used the Ciliegini Salsa and the Datterini Mutti Sauce to cook the legumes in a pan: "After browning in a tablespoon of finely chopped onion oil, I poured the tomato sauce and let them taste for about three minutes. Finally, I added the already cooked lentils and chickpeas and left to rest for a few minutes on the fire, until the sauce started to dry a little. If desired, you can also add chilli or spices. Finally, our food tester experimented with the so-called "Sophia Loren Pasta", inspired by a film by the famous Italian actress, which she revisited with the authentic taste of Salsa Classica Mutti. Curious to discover this dish? "You have to work with the fork, in a bowl, the butter with the anchovy paste (or chopped anchovies) until it becomes a single dough. Meanwhile the pasta is cooking, browning oil, garlic and the tomato sauce in a saucepan over high heat, at the end add a handful of parsley. Finally, season the pasta with the tomato sauce and the anchovy mixture and serve ”.

Letizia's three recipes

Letizia also tried all three Mutti Ready-to-Eat Sauces, combining them with creativity to ingredients out of the ordinary. Here are his ideas in the kitchen: "With Salsa Datterini I created" Cuttlefish in a sweet sea Mutti ": the sweetness of Mutti datterini enhanced by a pinch of pepper is combined with the tenderness of cuttlefish. With Salsa Classica I traveled in the Mediterranean, cooking "Mutti … and it's Puglia immediately": the passata wraps with its authentic flavor the slices of rolled meat, which collect garlic, bacon, pecorino cheese and parsley, creating tasty chops. Finally, the Salsa Ciliegini, with that fresh taste and the slight hint of mint and basil, is the ideal condiment for the omelette tagliatelle: thus a very simple dish becomes gourmet ". What else do you add if not "enjoy your meal"?

The tribute to Benedetta's Italy

Benedetta wanted to use the Mutti Ready Sauces to make some dishes with Italian flavors and colors. "When we think of Italy we think of pizza and pasta. So here are two simple dishes, but very tasty, made with quality ingredients! In my Pizza Italia, the green of Apulian turnip greens blends with the white of the buffalo mozzarella and the red of the sweet and tasty Salsa Datterini. While for the tricolor flagpoles, I chose the delicate combination of fresh sheep's milk ricotta, mixed with salt, pepper, parmesan and the Classic Salsa, with an authentic and balanced taste. In the end, the inevitable touch of the basil gave that little extra ".

Sara's innovation, Ilaria's great classic and Laura's post workout bucatini

Sara has literally amazed us with an original and modern dish that makes us understand how strong her passion for cooking and experimentation is
like a real food tester! For us he has chosen to make a spicy lasagne of polenta with sauce, porcini mushrooms and toma of Mottarone to which he has combined the Classic Mutti Sauce, with an authentic and simple taste. And with a dish impeccable!


But the Mutti Ready Sauces have also conquered Ilaria, who after having chosen to prepare a tasty and inviting dish of meatballs with sauce with Mutti Classic Sauce confessed to us that: “Easy to use for many recipes, the right quantity that makes it fast and tantalizing invent new dishes! Surely they will become a "must" in my kitchen! ".

Laura, on the other hand, is a sportswoman, she often trains, even on Sundays, but despite the fatigue when she returns from a workout she does not want to give up quality, taste and why not, also to the practicality with which to prepare her dishes. That's why he chose to make a nice plate of fragrant bucatini topped with all the sweetness of the Datterini Mutti Sauce. The tasty reward after a great effort!

Davide and "our" recipe for Rice with tomato and burrata

Our food testers are true lovers of La Cucina Italiana and Davide does not fail to prove it by choosing to create, with a touch of personality, a recipe published in our magazine: tomato rice and burrata. A tasty and simple dish that, thanks to a curious dish, is well suited for a dinner with friends or to conquer the little ones. Davide chose to use the Mutti Cherry Sauce for his recipe, due to its fresh and slightly flavored flavor: “I indulged in the taste and smell of summer given by the Ciliegini Sauce, enhanced by the hint of mint and fennel, and the I accompanied the burrata. A sprinkling of thyme on top, once served, has made the dish a blaze of freshness and goodness. "

Spaghetti with eggplant, pine nuts and taralli crumble … that's what Filomena has prepared for us

We love experimenting in the kitchen, Filomena, we understood from his desire to try the three Ready Mutti Sauces, in as many tasty recipes. But there is one here in the newsroom that immediately got everyone to taste: spaghetti with tomato sauce and eggplant, with pine nuts and a crunchy taralli crumble. A dish that combines different flavors and textures and easily conquers for the simplicity of its realization, the quality and the creative flair of the chosen ingredients.
"The Mutti Cherry Sauce has a fresh and enveloping taste, it is very light and goes perfectly with aubergines for a sauce that is quick to prepare but very tasty! I had never tried it and I'm sure I'll use it very often! "

Dulcis in fundo … Anna's tomato, chocolate and pistachio Brownies!

Anna is certainly not one that limits herself in the kitchen, she is always looking for new and intriguing combinations, sometimes really unusual. How to use tomato sauce to make .. a dessert! “It seemed too trivial to try myself in a savory dish, then I am a lover of sweets and I could not hold back. I used the Salsa Datterini, with a sweet taste, to "twist" the classic idea of ​​dessert. The result is a brownie with a strong taste, but at the same time pleasant, thanks to the combination of tomato, pistachio and chocolate. Sometimes it is surprising how an "out of the ordinary" ingredient can positively revisit the taste of a dessert. Banality banality and innovation forward ".

All the recipes of our food testers made with Ready Mutti Sauces can be read here.

Special thanks to all the food testers who welcomed our invitation to try the Mutti Ready-to-Eat Sauces with enthusiasm and curiosity, giving us delicious, original but above all heart-shaped recipes: thanks to Michela Zacchetti, Anna Carla Gnecchi Ruscone, Giovanna Merighi, Stefania Erba, Giulia Ferrari, Fabio Guidotti, Anna Maria Cappelli, Ilaria Galdini, Annarita Corsini, Letizia Zizzi, Benedetta Lacchini, Silvia Gresta, Sara Lanzini, Anna Bignami, Beatrice Ortolani, Laura Stiglich, Lila Cugini, Davide Iozzelli, Giuseppina Borgazzi, Filomena Sileo. We hope that you can experience many other delicious #storiedipomodoro with Mutti Ready-to-Eat Sauces!

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