ARTICHOKE MASHED POTATOES
Ingredients
2 medium Yukon Gold potatoes
1/4 cup milk, warmed
1/2 cup Beyond the Olive Artichoke Tapenade
1 Tbsp Beyond the Olive California Blend extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt
Fresh ground pepper
Directions
Cut potatoes into 2 inch pieces. In large saucepan, cook potatoes in lightly salted water until easily pierced with a fork. Drain. Mash potatoes in a bowl with the milk and olive oil until smooth and creamy. Add artichoke tapenade until well blended.
Salt and Pepper to taste.
BTO VINAIGRETTE
(Makes 1 cup)
Ingredients
3/4 cup Beyond the Olive Meyer Lemon Olive Oil
1/4 cup Beyond the Olive White Balsamic Vinegar
1 tsp. honey
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Whisk all ingredients together. Use a salad dressing, or drizzle on grilled vegetables.
ARTICHOKE DIP
Ingredients
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1/2 cup Beyond the Olive Artichoke Tapenade
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the Artichoke Tapenade and mayonnaise and transfer to an oven proof baking dish. Top with the cheese and bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 20-25 minutes.
Serve warm with crackers.
BALSAMIC MARTINI Ingredients 3 ripe strawberries 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges 12 to 15 dashes of Beyond the Olive Traditional Aged balsamic vinegar 3/4 oz simple syrup (recipe follows) 1/2 oz strawberry puree (made by blending a few strawberries with some simple syrup until slushy) 1 1/2 oz vanilla rum Garnish with Balsamic glaze (recipe follows) Directions Trim the stems from the strawberries and cut them in half, allowing them to fall into your mixing glass. Add lime wedges, simple syrup, balsamic vinegar and the strawberry puree. Use a muddler to mash, the ingredients together. Add the vanilla rum to the mixture, then pour into an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake, then strain into a chilled martini glass and serve....
BALSAMIC POACHED PEARS WITH HONEY CINNAMON MASCARPONE Ingredients For the Pears 4 medium, firm pears such as D’Anjou peeled, cored and halved 1 bottle fruity red wine such as Malbec or Pinot 1 cup Beyond the Olive Traditional or Pear White Balsamic Vinegar 2 star anise 1 cinnamon stick 1 cup granulated sugar Ingredients For the Mascarpone 1 8oz container mascarpone 2 Tbsp heavy cream 3 Tbsp honey 1 tsp ground cinnamon Description In a medium, heavy saucepan mix the red wine, balsamic vinegar, sugar, cinnamon stick and star anise. Bring to a simmer and reduce by 1/3 (about 15 minutes). Place the pear halves in to the hot poaching liquid and simmer for 25 minutes or until the...
