Based in Bridgewater, Connecticut, The Gracious Gourmet offers a line of award-winning specialty condiments and snacks that easily transform ordinary dishes into exceptional ones.

Our products include chutneys, spreads, tapenades, pestos, jams and jellies. Made in small batches, we source only the finest all-natural ingredients for our recipes without using preservatives. Keeping health-consciousness in mind, we also minimize the use of salt and sugar and many of our products are vegan and naturally gluten free.

Hatch Chile Pesto

Green roasted peppers and hatch chiles create a new style of pesto with a hint of heat. Garlic, cilantro and onions round out the Southwestern flavor of this uniquely American take on a Mediterranean classic.

Pair Hatch Chile Pesto with Italian and Spanish style cheeses. Stir into risotto or pasta. Enhances salad dressings, pizzas, cold pasta salads, dips and sandwiches. Can be used as a marinade or to finish grilled meats. Hatch Chile Pesto makes a great gift for food lovers.

ingredients: hatch green chiles, roasted green bell peppers, roasted yellow onions, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, cilantro, parsley, salt, spice, black pepper, citric acid.

Lemon Artichoke Pesto

A very smooth creamy artichoke pesto, Lemon Artichoke Pesto is enhanced with lemon juice, garlic and parsley.

Enrich a minestrone soup. Spread on crackers and toast rounds. Add to a lemon vinaigrette. Use as a sandwich spread or as a dip for crudite. Top a mushroom or cheese omelet. 

ingredients: artichokes, extra virgin olive oil, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, citric acid.

Artichoke Parmesan Tapenade

If you love artichokes, you'll enjoy something our rich, gourmet tapenade full of  artichokes and their hearts, creamy parmesan cheese, and olive oil accented with onions, garlic, herbs and dots of roasted tomatoes.

Serve Artichoke Parmesan Tapenade from The Gracious Gourmet on bruschetta rounds. Stir into a saffron risotto. Toss with pasta. Spread on a shellfish or chicken sandwich. Fold into a cheese omelet. 

ingredients: Artichokes, water, roasted red onions, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, aged parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow’s milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), parsley, roasted dried tomatoes, salt, thyme, black pepper, onion powder, citric acid. Contains milk.

Black Olive Tapenade

This classic olive tapenade marries a variety of black olives with extra virgin olive oil, thyme and parsley. Lemons and capers add a twist of vibrant flavor.

Serve Black Olive Tapenade with toasted bread or crackers. Add to salad dressings or combine with mayo as a sandwich spread. Perfect to top roasted meats or seafood. Partner with Italian and Spanish style cheeses. 

ingredients: Black olives (olives, olive oil, water, salt, vinegar, lactic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, ascorbic acid, sunflower oil), olive oil, capers (capers, water, wine vinegar, salt, ascorbic acid), parsley, meyer lemon juice concentrate, spices.

Roasted Eggplant Tapenade

Middle Eastern spices accent roasted eggplant which has slowly simmered with olive oil, garlic, cilantro and a touch of tomato. This gourmet tapenade is a versatile item to keep in your pantry for special occasions and everyday meals. 

Serve Roasted Eggplant Tapenade with grilled beef, lamb, chicken, pork, fish or shellfish. Combine with mayo as a sandwich spread. Stir into a saffron risotto or plain rice. Fold into an omelet. Add to an antipasti platter. Spread on bruschetta.

ingredients: fire roasted eggplant, eggplant, onion, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, cilantro, tomato paste, spices, salt, lemon juice, black pepper.

Roasted Red Pepper Artichoke Tapenade

Sweet roasted red bell peppers combine with artichokes and a hint of spice to provide garden fresh flavor that enlivens all kinds of dishes. Roasted Red Pepper Artichoke Tapenade contains onions and parsley to accent the flavor with a rich background of extra virgin olive oil.

Delicious as a sandwich spread, on a burger or as a pizza topping. Mix into pasta or risotto. Dilute with olive oil and use as a salad dressing. Perfect as an omelet filling.

ingredients: red bell pepper, roasted red bell pepper, artichoke, onion, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, tomato paste (tomatoes, citric acid), salt, spices, parsley, citric acid.

Balsamic Caramelized Onion Spread

Four different onions caramelized with balsamic vinegar, sugar and a special blend of spices complement an endless list of dishes.

Serve with beef, chicken, fish, and shellfish and with grilled vegetables. Mix into sour cream for a fantastic dip. Enliven a plain chicken salad. Add to balsamic dressings and meatloaf mixtures. Spread on sandwiches. Keep a jar on hand for any time dinner needs a flavor boost! 

ingredients: onions (yellow onion, leeks, shallots, red onion) sugar, balsamic vinegar, raisin, less than 2% of: vegetables and concentrated vegetables (carrots, celery, onion, tomato), yeast extract, salt, maltodextrin, canola oil, natural flavor, barley malt extract, dried onion, dried potato, dried garlic, spices, modified food starch, orange peel.