At Christmas, Lidl Italia is offering 11 gourmet products from the Deluxe “Approved by Gambero Rosso” range

For the Christmas festivities, Lidl is bringing back the Deluxe “Approved by Gambero Rosso” range with a selection of 11 gourmet products, from starters to dessert.

This selection of fine ingredients is designed for those who want to surprise their guests with gourmet specialities, bringing delicious and refined combinations to the table, without compromising on value. Available in all the brand’s more than 800 stores, the range captures all the flavour of special occasions, for a festive menu full of taste and within easy reach of your trolley.

Starters

Smoked Norwegian salmon with pistachio. These slices of Norwegian salmon, with a subtle smoky note and enhanced with a fine pistachio crumb, are ideal served on canapés or crostini, or paired with a fresh salad to open the Christmas Eve feast in style.

Anchovy fillets in olive oil. Anchovy fillets in olive oil are the ideal ingredient for enhancing numerous recipes. Perfect for dressing a classic spaghetti dish or simply serving on golden bread crostini, they add a distinctive note to surprise guests at the table.

Leccino olive tapenade with capers and anchovies. A rustic condiment that combines the sweetness of Leccino olives with the savoury, assertive note of capers and anchovies, offering a rich and typically Mediterranean flavour. Ideal for spreading on bruschette and canapés at aperitif time, or for adding character to first courses and fish main courses.

First courses and sauces

Squid ink Girasoli with salmon filling. A fresh squid-ink pasta parcel containing a soft salmon-based filling. Paired with a light sauce, such as butter and aromatic herbs, it brings a flavoursome fish first course to the table.

Truffle tagliolini. Tasty and golden, Deluxe truffle tagliolini transform a fresh pasta dish into a refined first course that is simple to prepare but always impressive. Just a few minutes of cooking and a knob of butter are all it takes to serve a course for Christmas lunch.

Game ragù. With a bold character, venison ragù and roe deer ragù are the perfect sauces to accompany tagliatelle or pappardelle, and also to enrich steaming polenta to share on cold winter days.

Fish

Gratinated Atlantic redfish and courgette skewers. Pieces of prized redfish alternating with slices of courgette on a skewer ready to cook. A practical and tasty solution for a tempting second course, ready in just a few minutes in a frying pan, in the oven or on the grill.

Atlantic scallops. Shellfish with delicate notes, ideal for enhancing festive menus. A light oven gratin makes them perfect as a starter, while a quick searing in a frying pan adds a touch of elegance to risottos and first courses for special occasions.

Fruit and desserts

Fruit covered in extra dark chocolate. Ginger, raisins, orange and sour cherries coated in extra dark chocolate. An assortment in which the sweetness of the fruit meets the more intense note of cocoa, perfect for nibbling at the end of a meal or giving as a delicious surprise.

Rum pralines. These indulgent pralines, hiding a delicious rum centre, are a real treat to share with company or give to anyone who loves more intense flavours.

Hand-wrapped classic panettone. The undisputed star of December returns in its classic version, bringing all the excitement of the festive season in a single bite. For every panettone put on sale, Lidl Italia donated one to the Italian Red Cross to support initiatives aimed at vulnerable people.

This article was translated from the original Italian version with the assistance of artificial intelligence. In case of discrepancies, please refer to the original Italian version.