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Grilled Peaches with Espresso Balsamic

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Grilled Peaches with Espresso Balsamic
 
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Recipe type: Desserts
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Cut peach in half, remove the pit.
  2. Drizzle espresso balsamic over peach halves.
  3. Top with brown sugar to taste.
  4. Either grill or broil until the balsamic and brown sugar caramelize.
  5. Top with a scoop of ice cream!

 

Strawberry Thyme Cupcakes

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Strawberry Thyme Cupcakes
 
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Recipe type: Desserts
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ⅔ cups Olive and Then Some California Arbequina or another mild EVOO
  • ¾ cups granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
  • ¾ cups strawberries, chopped
  • Balsamic Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons Olive and Then Some Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar Condimento
  • ½ cup confectioner's sugar
Instructions
  1. Cupcakes:
  2. Preheat oven to 375oF.

  3. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

  4. Whisk together EVOO and sugar until well mixed.
  5. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

  6. Add the sifted flour mixture and milk aternatingly in 5 parts, beginning and ending with flour (flour, milk, flour, milk, flour).

  7. Fold in chopped thyme and strawberries.

  8. Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full and bake for 17-20 minutes, until a skewer poked in the center comes out clean.

  9. Allow to cool completely.

  10. Frosting:
  11. Cream together the cream cheese and butter until completely incorporated.

  12. Whisk in the balsamic vinegar until well incorporated. Whisk in confectioner's sugar.

  13. Frost cupcakes as desired.

 

Strawberry, Black Pepper, and Balsamic Shortcake

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Strawberry, Black Pepper, and Balsamic Shortcake
 
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Recipe type: Desserts
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Mix strawberries, pepper and balsamic.

  2. Marinate 10 to 15 minutes.

  3. Heat butter olive oil in a stove-top grill or saute pan.

  4. Grill pound cake slices until golden brown.

  5. Top with strawberry mixture and whip cream.

 

Summer Splash

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Summer Splash
 
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Recipe type: Beverages
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Throw a few ice cubes into a glass.
  2. Fill the tall glass with any carbonated water.

  3. Squeeze roughly 1 table spoon of lime juice into the water.
  4. Add 2 tablespoons of Cranberry Pear white balsamic.
  5. Stir and enjoy.
  6. For a hardened twist, add a splash of your favorite vodka or gin.

 

Pomegranate Cocktail

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Pomegranate Cocktail
 
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Recipe type: Beverages
Ingredients
  • Pomegranate Balsamic Vinegar from Olive and Then Some
  • Sparkling Water or Club Soda
  • Lime for garnish (optional)
  • *Option: add 1 jigger vodka.
Instructions
  1. In a rocks glass filled with ice add 1 jigger Pomegranate Balsamic Vinegar.

  2. Fill the rest with Sparkling Water or Club Soda and garnish with a lime wedge.

 

Healthy Smoothie

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Healthy Smoothie
 
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Recipe type: Beverages
Ingredients
  • 6-8 ice cubes
  • ½ C frozen berries
  • ½ of a fresh banana
  • 2-3 T plain or vanilla-flavored yogurt
  • ⅔ C almond milk or a favorite juice
  • 2 T flaxmeal (optional)
  • Note: flaxmeal adds a grainy texture, fiber, alpha-linolenic acid (which is the plant version of Omega 3), and lignans (antioxidants)
  • 2 T traditional EVOO from Olive and Then Some
  • 1 T balsamic vinegar from Olive and Then Some (your choice, but try Dark Chocolate, Espresso or Traditional)
Instructions
  1. Place the above ingredients in a blender; chop, then puree. Transfer to a large glass and enjoy a delicious smoothie with the added health benefits of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

  2. It's a great way to start the day or enjoy as a snack!

 

Blueberry Vodka Tonic

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Blueberry Vodka Tonic
 
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Recipe type: Beverages
Instructions
  1. Start with a shot of vodka.

  2. Splash a bit of Wild Blueberry Balsamic Vinegar into the glass, then pour, with a heavy hand, some simple syrup ... about ½ tsp. Stir.

  3. (One good version is a 50/50 mix of sugar and water heated until the sugar dissolves, and then cooled, bottled and refrigerated. Great for mint juleps among other things).

  4. Add 4-6 small ice cubes and about one shot's worth of tonic.

 

Baked Fontina

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Baked Fontina
 
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Recipe type: Appetizers
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • ¾ pounds Italian Fontina Cheese, rind removed and shredded or cubed
  • ¾ pound shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • ¼ cup Olive and Then Some Extra Virgin olive oil of your choice or Olive and Then Some Rosemary Fused Olive Oil
  • 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 crusty French baguette
Instructions
  1. Preheat the broiler and position the oven rack 5 inches from the heat.

  2. Distribute the cubes of Fontina and shredded mozzarella evenly in a 12-inch cast-iron pan. Drizzle on the Olive and Then Some Extra Virgin olive oil.

  3. Combine the garlic, thyme, and rosemary and sprinkle it over the cheese and olive oil. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper and place the pan under the broiler for 6 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling and starts to brown.

  4. Serve the baked Fontina family-style—right out of the oven in the cast-iron pan with crusty chunks of bread for everyone to dip.


 

Baked Chicken Wings

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Baked Chicken Wings
 
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Try this easy, crispy, and delicious way to prepare chicken wings.
Recipe type: Appetizers
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons Olive and Then Some Harissa Olive Oil or Chipotle Olive Oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, pressed, optional
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder, optional
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder, optional
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 10 chicken wings
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F

  2. Combine the Olive and Then Some Harissa olive oil, or Olive and Then Some Chipotle Olive Oil( garlic, chili powder, garlic powder, optional) salt, and pepper in a large, resealable bag; seal and shake to combine. Add the chicken wings; reseal and shake to coat. Arrange the chicken wings on a baking sheet.

  3. Cook the wings in the preheated oven 1 hour, or until crisp and cooked through.


 

Balsamic Burgers

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Balsamic Burgers
 
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Aged Traditional Balsamic Vinegar adds a delicious flavor to your burgers on the grill!
Recipe type: Entrees
Ingredients
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive and Then Some Traditional Dark Balsamic
  • 1 Tablespoon of your favorite barbeque seasoning
  • ½ cup bread crumbs (Panko makes it quick and easy)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 - 2 lbs ground beef (the leaner the better)
  • Drizzle of Olive and Then Some Chipotle Olive Oil or one of your choice
Instructions
  1. Combine ingredients

  2. Make into patties

  3. Grill

  4. Brush your burger buns with Chipotle or Garlic Olive Oil and grill to add a tasty flavor as well