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Archive for the ‘Dressing’ Category
Spring Greens with Strawberries & Walnuts
Monday, March 8th, 20101 lb Spring Mix salad greens
1 small Red Onion, sliced
½ lb large fresh Strawberries cut lengthwise into ¼ inch slices
¼ cup coarsely chopped Walnuts
Optional ½ cup crumbled Blue Cheese or Goat Cheese.
We Olive Balsamic Vinegar
Mild to medium flavored Extra Virgin Olive Oil such as We Olive Arbequina or Mission
Sea Salt and Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Arrange Greens and onion on a chilled salad plate. Fan out 2 or 3 sliced Strawberries per plate and top with a sprinkle of walnuts and optionally some crumbled cheese.
Drizzle Balsamic Vinegar and Extra Virgin Olive Oil over the top in a 1 to 2 ratio (1 part Balsamic to 2 parts oil.). Top with a pinch of sea salt and fresh ground pepper and serve.
Recipe by We Olive Belmont Shore.
Shrimp & Avocado Salad
Monday, March 8th, 20101 ½ pounds cooked shrimp, chilled
4 avocados diced
5 limes
2 tablespoons fresh ginger minced
3 cloves garlic minced
2 serrano chile peppers, minced
½ cup We Olive Meyer Lemon or Mandarin Olive Oil
½ cup Adobe Springs Chile Olive Oil
1/2-3/4 cup We Olive Blood Orange Balsamic Vinegar
1 ½ cups fresh cilantro chopped, reserve ½ cup for garnish
Fresh Ground pepper
Sea Salt
Directions:
In large bowl, pour juice of five limes over four diced avocados, set aside. Whisk together, ginger, garlic, chile peppers, olive oils and balsamic vinegars. Toss in one cup cilantro and salt and pepper to taste. Pour marinade over chilled cooked shrimp and let marinade in refrigerator two hours, stirring every twenty minutes or so.
Now, alternately spoon avocado mixture and shrimp (reserve marinade for finishing) into 6 large margarita glasses. Continue spooning, alternating for even distribution of both avocados and shrimp in each glass. Generously drizzle each glass with marinade. Garnish with remaining ½ cup of cilantro and serve.
Serves 6 as an appetizer.
Recipe from We Olive Belmont Shore.
Balsamic Strawberry Salad
Monday, March 8th, 2010Arugula, spinach or any salad leaves
1/2 cucumber
2 cups strawberries, halved
1/4 cup bleu cheese, Stilton or Gorgonzola, crumbled
We Olive Balsamic Vinegar
We Olive Organic Ascolano Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Arrange salad leaves on plates. Slice cucumber lengthwise, seed and slice into half moons. Arrange cheese, cucumber and strawberries on the salad greens. Mix 2 parts Extra Virgin Olive Oil to 1 part Chocolate Balsamic. Drizzle dressing on the salads.
Recipe from We Olive Belmont Shore.
The Blue Salad
Monday, March 8th, 20108 C Spring Mix greens (rinsed and patted dry)
1 Pint Fresh Blueberries
½ C Crumbled Blue Cheese
1 Small Red Onion, thinly sliced
1 C Grape Tomatoes, sliced in half
1 Mandarin Orange, Clementine, or Tangerine, peeled and separated into sections.
1/3 C Chopped Pecans (Optional)
¼ C We Olive Balsamic Vinegar
½ C We Olive Mandarin Olive Oil
Sea Salt & Crushed Black Pepper (to taste)
Prepare salad greens, fruit, cheese, onion & tomatoes by arranging on chilled salad plates.
To make the vinaigrette, thoroughly whisk vinegar, oil, salt & pepper in a small bowl. Whisk until the oil and vinegar has emulsified. Pour over the prepared salad, top with optional chopped nuts and serve immediately.
Recipe from We Olive Belmont Shore.
Grilled Sweet Potato Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
Monday, March 8th, 2010Ingredients:
4 Large Sweet Potatoes
2 Tbs. We Olive Mission Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/8 tsp. Kosher Salt
Pepper to taste
Vinaigrette:
1/4 C. Honey Ridge Farms Honey Balsamic Vinegar (available in We Olive stores)
1 Tbs. Olive U Honey (available in We Olive stores)
1/2 C. We Olive Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tsp. Dijon Mustard
1/8 tsp. Kosher Salt
Pepper to taste
Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Let cook and cut into 1/2 inch slices.
Heat a cast iron grill pan or outdoor grill over high heat until very hot.
Drizzle sliced potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill the potatoes until browned, about 2-3 minutes per side.
Whisk together all vinaigrette incredients except the olive oil until combined. Toss grilled sweet potatoes with vinaigrette while still warm. Serve salad warm or at room temperature.
Makes 8 servings.



