Ariosto Seasongs with Pork, Potatoes and Vegetables

It was a thrill to be contacted by Saverio with Ariosto to try out and blog about their seasonings.  I received these seasonings directly from Italy. 

I'm not too sure about all of the ingredients or methods since all of the writing was in Italian.  The pictures gave me ideas and below are the the dishes I created with the seasonings.

I had a pork roast in the freezer and thought this would be perfect.

This packet had a prominent rosemary smell and I knew it would pair up nicely with pork.

I stuffed the roast with garlic cloves, rubbed the seasoning blend into the pork and baked it at 425 degrees until it reached an internal temperature of 170 degrees.  I basted the roast every 20 minutes with a combination of white wine (Pinot Grigio and Chicken broth).  The roast was wonderfully moist and full of flavor.

The roast was accompanied by roasted russet potatoes using Ariosto's Potato Seasoning Blend.  Thyme was the dominant aroma from this blend.

I used about 2 lbs of russet potatoes, peels and cubed.  The potatoes were boiled in salted water for about 10 minutes and then drained.  they were then tossed with one packet of the Ariosto potato seasoning blend and a drizzle of olive oil.  We i tell you these potatoes rocked, they REALLY rocked!  Nothing understated about these.

Next up was Ariosto's seasoning blend for vegetables.  This had a more understated aroma and I really couldn't tell what was in the blend but I couldn't wait to try it!

I used about 1/2 cup of sliced mushrooms, one peeled and cubed zucchini, one peeled and cubed yellow summer squash and half of a medium red onion, diced.  The veggies were combined in a bowl, drizzled with some olive oil and one packet of the Ariosto vegetable season.  They were then grilled over medium-high heat until they began to turn golden brown.  I could have easily polished off all of these veggies!

Hopefully Ariosto will offer there seasonings in the States very soon.  So if you're contacted by Saverio or if you see Ariosto in your local market, try them out, they are very good seasoning blends.

Have a wonderful weekend!