USTICA LENTILS

The smallest lentils in Italy grow on a small Sicilian island called Ustica. Dark brown in color with delicate greenish hues, they have always been cultivated on the lava and fertile soils and the technique has always been completely by hand. Ustica lentils are a fundamental ingredient for local cuisine. The two classic recipes are soup, enriched with local vegetables and flavored with basil or wild fennel, and pasta with lentils, prepared with broken spaghetti. Tender and tasty, they are an easy food to cook, do not require soaking and cook in only 45 minutes.