Cirio I Borlotti

Weight: 370g (240g drained)

Cirio I Borlotti are ready-cooked borlotti beans, the speckled, creamy beans that give pasta e fagioli and minestrone their rich, velvety body. They're cooked with a little tomato juice and salt, so they're ready to use straight from the pack.

Rinse and add them to soups, stews and pasta dishes, toss them into salads with red onion and olive oil, or warm them with garlic and rosemary as a quick side. Cirio has been preserving Italian tomatoes and vegetables since 1856, when Francesco Cirio founded the company in Turin.

Nutrition: per 100g: 99kcal (418kJ), 0.8g fat (0.2g saturates), 13.2g carbohydrate (0.9g sugars), 6.1g fibre, 6.8g protein and 0.6g salt.

• Ready-cooked borlotti beans
• Ingredients: beans, water, tomato juice, salt
• High in fibre and a source of plant protein
• Perfect for pasta e fagioli and minestrone
• From Italian brand Cirio