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Sprouted Moong (Green Gram) Falafels
This recipe is healthy and a good high protein alternative for people who get tired of eating sprouts just as is. You can bring out the lemon flavor of this recipe with Eureka Lemon Olive Oil.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sprouted Moong/Green Gram. (You can use any kind of sprouts)
- 5 cloves of Garlic
- 1/2 an Onion, finely chopped.
- A handful of mixed herbs, finely chopped. (Such as coriander, mint, parsley)
- 1 tsp Roasted Cumin powder
- Tata Salt Lite, to taste
- 1/2 tsp All spice powder (can be substituted with brown Garam Masala powder)
- juice of half a lemon.
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp Olive Oil.
Instructions:
- You can either use lightly steamed Moong or raw Moong for this recipe as you desire. If you want to use steamed Moong, place them in the microwave, sprinkled with some water and microwave on high for a
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Balsamic Beef Crostini with Herbed Cheese and Arugula
As we approach the holiday party season, you may find yourself struggling to think of delicious and easy to make party appetizers for your guests. If you are one of these people, then look no further! This Balsamic Beef Crostini with Herbed Cheese and Arugula recipe has got you covered! Your guests will be nibbling on these delicious appetizers all night long!
Ingredients:
For the marinade:- 1/2 lb thin cut steak
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- salt and pepper
- 1 french baguette, sliced in 1/2 inch rounds and toasted
- 1 5.2 ounce container of boursin cheese, or any generic version of garlic and herb spreadable cheese
- 2 cups fresh arugula
- balsamic vinegar
Instructions:
Add all marinade ingredients into a Ziploc bag. Seal, shake well, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. When finished marinading,
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Broccoli Millet Quesadillas
Olive oil is in everything! Try this mucho bueno recipe! Cheese quesadillas are a staple for many kids as they are easy to prepare. However, they lack much nutritional value. This quesadilla filling is packed with nutrients from millet and lightly sautéd broccoli. Serve with salsa or sour cream for a satisfying meal.
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 15 min
- Total: 30 min
- Serves 4
Millet
1 cup water Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. ½ cup millet 1 teaspoon olive oil ½ teaspoon salt Add millet, olive oil, and salt to water. Stir quickly to combine. Reduce heat to low and let simmer until millet is soft and fluffy, about 30 minutes.Filling
1 large broccoli, chopped into florets (about 1 ½ cups) 2 teaspoons olive oil In a large skillet, sauté chopped broccoli florets in olive oil over medium heat until bright green, about 3 to 5 minutes. cooked millet cooked
Use any of our extra virgin olive oils for this one!
Roll up your sleeves - you're making bread. From scratch. By hand. No mixing machines. It's always a little daunting the first time you make bread yourself, but once you actually take the time to do it, you'll find that it's a lot easier than it looks. Plus, nothing is better than fresh baked, homemade bread. It's warm, rich smell will fill your house. It's flavor will far surpass anything you can buy at the store. Anyone that tastes it will marvel at your culinary skills. Plus, you can brag you did it all by hand. You're going to do an awesome job.
Pro Tip: For the best results, when making bread always use a digital food scale to measure your flour by weight. Using a cup (or volume) measure is actually wildly inaccurate. Depending
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Healthy Homemade Chips
Healthy and chips in the same sentence? You bet!
- Preparation time: 15 mins approx
- Cooking time: 40 mins approx
- Preheat oven: 425 F
Ingredients
- Potatoes, scrubbed but not peeled
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Paprika powder
- Olive oil - try our Arbequina!
Recipe
- Preheat the oven while you prepare the potatoes.
- Cut the potatoes into approx 1/4 in. slices. Put the chips into a roasting tray and drizzle with olive oil.
- Shake the paprika generously over the chips and season with salt and freshly ground pepper – give the tray a good shake to distribute the seasoning and oil evenly. Put the tray in the oven on the top shelf.
- After 20 mins in the oven, use a spatula to turn the chips over to ensure that they cook evenly.
- The chips are ready when they are golden brown all over and soft and fluffy in the middle.
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Squash Soup
Light and refreshing before the heat truly sets in, this recipe is sure to delight your taste buds. We are on a Garlic Olive Oil kick this week so be sure to stop into the store to grab yours today!
The recipe (only approximate because I did not measure).
6 yellow squash
1/2 onion
3-5 cloves garlic
1 jalepeño pepper
1 small serranno pepper
salt
pepper
dried basil
curry powder
dash milk
olive oil
chicken stock
Dice the oinion and garlic (you can never have too much garlic), Saute in olive oil.
I forgot to nuke the squash to soften, but I clean them by slicing the ends, and peeling. Chop into blocky pieces 3/4 inch or so. Who needs to be that exact?
Toss them in the pot with the onion/garlic, and add the chicken stock. Toss in the spices. Add more spices.
Chop the peppers and add them.
Simmer for 30 or 40 or 90 minutes (I lost track and
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Butternut Pear Soup
If you are looking to add a little diversity into your diet, then this recipe is for you! It's not only healthy but also easy to make! Try using our Arbequina Olive Oil to enhance the flavor of this dish.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Onion, Medium (diced)
- 1 Butternut Squash (peeled, seeded and diced)
- 1 clove Garlic (Crushed)
- 1 1⁄2 Pears (peeled, seeded, and diced)
- 1⁄4 cup Greek Yogurt
- 4 cups Vegetable Stock
Instructions
1. In a medium pot, heat oil over medium high. Add onions and cook until translucent (6 minutes). Add squash, pears, and 4 cups of water and bring to boil. Reduce to a rapid summer and cook until squash is soft, 20 to 25 minutes.
2. In batches, fill a blender halfway with soup and puree
End your summer evening on a delicious note with this Poached Tomato with Iced Crabmeat recipe! It's not only filling, but refreshing too! We suggest Garlic Olive Oil! to enhance the taste of this dish!
Ingredients
- 9 ounces Alaskan King Crabmeat
- 1⁄4 bunch Chives, finely chopped
- 3 1⁄2 ounces Olive Oil
- 3 Yellow Tomatoes
- 3 Red Tomatoes
Instructions
Cut the top off of each tomato. Places in a parchment-lined roasting pan with the cut side down, and brush with a generous amount of olive oil. Cover the pan with foil and place in a 350F oven for at least an hour or, until the tomatoes are soft and skin has loosened. Once the tomatoes are cooled, peel the tomato and remove excess seeds and pulp. Wrap in a cheesecloth and gently
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ANCHOVY & HERB SALAD CROSTINI
Anyone else craving Italian here lately? Try this recipe for an appetizer. It would pair well with a crisp white wine! Head over to our store today to purchase our Arbequina Olive Oil.
Cook Time
8 min A delicious and salty appetizer. Author: Donna Hay Recipe type: Appetizer Serves: 8INGREDIENTS
- 16 white anchovy fillets
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon salted capers, rinsed
- ½ cup mint leaves
- ½ cup dill leaves
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 slices from a baguette
- olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped in half
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 180C (350F).
- Toss together anchovy fillets, lemon juice, olive oil, capers, mint and dill leaves. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Place baguette slices on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Brush baguette slices with olive oil and sprinkle on sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Healthy Home-Made Chips
Ingredients
- Potatoes, scrubbed but not peeled
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Paprika powder
- Olive oil
Ingredients
- Preheat the oven while you prepare the potatoes.
- Cut the potatoes into approx 2cm slices. Put the chips into a roasting tray and drizzle with olive oil.
- Shake the paprika generously over the chips and season with salt and freshly ground pepper – give the tray a good shake to distribute the seasoning and oil evenly. Put the tray in the oven on the top shelf.
- After 20 mins in the oven, use a fish slice to turn the chips over to ensure that they cook evenly.
- The chips are ready when they are golden brown all over and soft and fluffy in the middle.
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Broccoli and Cheese Egg Muffins
Start off your morning with a delicious Broccoli and Cheese Egg Muffin! You can even add a little bit of spice to this recipe with out Harissa Hot Olive Oil.
Ingredients:
- 4 whole eggs
- 1 cup egg whites
- 4 cups broccoli florets
- salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated cheese (any kind)
- sharp cheddar (for sprinkling)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Steam the broccoli in the microwave by putting it in a cup with a little water for about six minutes. Mash it and mix it with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spoon broccoli in the bottom of a prepared muffin tin.
- Mix eggs, egg whites, grated cheese, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Pour over the broccoli. Top with sharp cheddar. (And, yes, they look very disgusting before they cook. Raw egg isn’t very appetizing.)
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes. Serve warm.
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Duck and Turnip Stew with Dandelion Greens
This Duck and Turnip Stew with Dandelion Greens recipe is a new take on southern soul food and we promise it will not let you down! Give the recipe a try and find out just how good southern soul food can be!
You can enhance this recipe with our Wild Mushroom and Sage Olive Oil!
Ingredients
- Olive or Peanut oil, as needed
- 8 oz. duck, turkey or pork bacon, diced
- 1 whole duck (or if using a bag of duck legs, omit steps 8 and 9)
- 32 oz. chicken or duck broth; more or less to cover the vegetables and meat in the pot
- 3 large turnips; peeled and diced into ½ inch pieces
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 bunch carrots, diced
- 3 to 4 celery stalks, diced
- 4 garlic cloves; minced
- ½ tsp. smoked paprika
- Sea salt and fresh black pepper; as needed
- 1 cup white
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Olive Oil, Garlic, Chives and Romano Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Attention all potato lovers! We have the perfect recipe for you complete with Olive Oil, Garlic, Chives, AND Romano Cheese! You can even enhance the garlic flavor of this recipe with our Garlic Olive Oil!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs or 3 large potatoes, scrubbed, peeled and diced large
- 6 cups water (to boil the potatoes)
- 1 teaspoon salt (to add in boiling water to cook the potatoes)
- 4 cloves garlic, ends snipped and peeled
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- 1/3 cup grated Romano cheese (or can use Parmesan cheese for substitute)
- 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- salt (optional and according to taste)
Instructions:
- In a medium size saucepan, put diced potatoes, peeled garlic cloves and water and bring to a boil. Once the water boils, add the salt and cook potatoes until tender.
- Drain the water from the
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Salty Broccoli Toast
This Salty Broccoli Toast by leannebrown.com is the prefect addition for your Thanksgiving day meal. We suggest serving it as an appetizer for guests as they wait to eat your delicious Thanksgiving day meal!
Ingredients: FOR TWO
(from Good and Cheap p. 72)- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 slices bread
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 1 anchovy, finely chopped
- 1 crown and stem of broccoli, chopped
- Romano or Parmesan, freshly grated
- salt and pepper
Instructions:
Melt ½ tablespoon of butter in a small pan on medium heat. Place the two slices of bread in the pan and let them sizzle for about 2 minutes, then lift them with a spatula to check whether they’re golden brown underneath. When they are, flip ’em over. Add the rest of the butter to the pan to make sure the second side of the toast becomes just as
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Lime And Cilantro Shrimp
Instructions:
- 1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 lb cooked shrimp, peeled and de-veined
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- 1/4 cup High Country Lime Olive Oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Combine all ingredients together in a bowl, cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Serve cold.
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