Puntarelle chicory roots from Catalogna

Puntarelle are the heart of cicoria catalogna, a lettuce typical of I Contadini  area.  Sown in October, the vegetable is picked between January and February. The leaves of the plant are removed and the “scattuni” is cut manually and after put in pickle to ripen for a few days, before being preserved under oil without the addition of aromas or spices.

Ingredients: ‘Cichorium intybus L. (61%), sunflower seed oil, extra virgin olive oil, apple vinegar, sugar, unrefined sea salt, lemon juice.