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Jasmine Rice with Sauteed Baby Bella Mushrooms

Ingredients:
Jasmine Rice
Wild Mushroom and Sage infused Olive Oil
1 pound fresh baby bella mushrooms; cleaned, dried and chopped

Preparation:
Follow pkg. directions to prepare rice. Instead of using a Tablespoon of butter that it requests ( added to the boiling water) use one Tablespoon of the Wild Mushroom and Sage infused olive oil
Saute fresh mushrooms in the Wild Mushroom and Sage infused olive oil and a small amount of butter
Add mushrooms ( scraping the skillet of all mushroom pieces and any oil/butter left in skillet) to the cooked rice and stir to mix

Contributed by Suzanne Davidson

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Cranberry Relish

Ingredients:

  • 1 bag fresh cranberries, washed and picked through
  • 1 orange or 2-3 small clementines or satsumas, washed and de-seeded
  • Sugar (1/2 – 1cup)
  • Blood Orange oil
  • Cranberry Pear balsamic

Preparation:

  • Place cranberries, orange (or clementines/satsumas) into food processor and pulse until fruit is chopped
  • Put into bowl and add sugar, stir.
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours
  • Place in serving dish
  • Make a vinaigrette with Blood Orange oil and Cranberry Pear balsamic and pour on top.

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Chocolate, Toasted Almond and Extra Premium Olive Oil Shortbread

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup almond flour, ground from toasted, blanched almonds3/4 cup powdered sugar + 2 Tbs.
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/4 cup very fresh, Ultra Premium extra-virgin olive oil such as Picual 
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Whisk salt, flour, finely ground toasted almonds, cocoa, and powdered sugar in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined.

Using an electric mixer, beat butter in a large bowl until creamy. With mixer running, slowly pour in olive oil; mix well, then gradually add granulated sugar and vanilla extract. 

Slowly stir in flour mixture until just blended. Form dough into a large ball, flatten in to a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Remove the dough and allow to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 375. 

Press the dough in to an ungreased 11″ fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Bake for 15-17 minutes until slightly firm to the touch. As soon as the pan is removed, take a very sharp knife and carefully cut the shortbread in to wedges, making sure to slice completely though the dough. Allow to cool completely and remove from tart pan.

Dust with additional powdered sugar. 

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Chilled Asparagus with Sesame Vinaigrette

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 lbs. asparagus, trimmed
  • 2 T plus 2 t Oli+Ve  Sesame Oil
  • 1 T plus 1 t soy sauce
  • 1 t sugar
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • Sesame Seeds, toasted

DIRECTIONS

  • Cook asparagus in large skillet of boiling salted water until just crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.  Drain.  Rinse with cold water and drain well.  Pat dry with paper towels.
  • Arrange on platter
  • Mix Sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in a small bowl.  Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.  (asparagus and dressing can be prepared 1 day ahead.  Cover separately and refrigerate)
  • Spoon dressing over asparagus.  Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.