Peperoncini Stuffed with Tuna Contado degli Acquaviva – Jar

Open a jar, and your aperitif board is ready

Friends are arriving and you have prepared nothing? These small chillies stuffed with tuna come out of the jar ready to serve. You set them on a board with crusty bread, and the aperitif is under way without turning on the oven.

What you will taste

• Texture: a firm chilli skin, then a tender tuna filling.
• Aromas: tangy and briny, with a peppery edge.
• Taste: the mild heat of the chilli, the roundness of the tuna, then a vinegary note.

How to use it

• On an aperitif board, with crusty bread, olives and a few slices of salami.
• Chopped and mixed with ricotta, as a spread on bruschette.
• Placed whole on a pizza bianca, with mozzarella and cream, before baking.

Where it comes from

These peperoncini come from Agrà Contado degli Acquaviva, a company that prepares antipasti, olives, grilled and stuffed vegetables, pestos and sauces, for catering as well as for delicatessens. The large one-kilo jar suits big tables and repeated aperitifs.