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Recipe contributed by Carolyn Thompson. |
Baked RiceIngredients:
1/2 cup diced onions
4 T Mushroom & Sage infused olive oil
1 cup basmati rice (white or brown)
2 cups stock (chicken or beef)
1 cup chopped cremini mushrooms
alt & Pepper to taste

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Saute onions in olive oil until golden in 1 1/2 qt. dutch oven
Add mushroom pieces and rice.
Saute 2 minutes more.
Add stock, salt & pepper.
Cover and bake for 1 hour.

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Asiago & White Truffle Mashed Potatos

INGREDIENTS

  • 6 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled
  • 1 stick (8oz.) unsalted butter
  • 2 medium cloves garlic
  • 1 cup half & half
  • 1 tablespoon Oli+Ve White Truffle Oil
  • 1 cup grated Asiago Cheese
  • Sea salt & freshly  cracked black pepper,  to taste
  • Optional: Finely minced, fresh chopped flat leaf parsley for garnish

DIRECTIONS

  • Dice potatoes, making sure all are relatively the same size. Place in a large saucepan add the salt, and cover with hot water.
  • Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and then reduce heat to maintain a rolling boil. Cook until potatoes are tender throughout when poked with a fork.
  • Heat the half-and-half, butter and the garlic in a medium saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Remove the potatoes from the heat and drain off the water. Mash and add the garlic-cream-butter mixture, grated Asiago and truffle oil. Stir to combine. Let stand for 5 minutes so that mixture thickens and then serve.
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Apple Cabbage Slaw

Ingredients:

  • 5 T Red Wine Vinegar
  • 1/4 c. water
  • 2 T sugar or Stevia
  • 4 t Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 t. Dijon mustart
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 1/2 t. pepper
  • 1 Head Red Cabbage (~1lb.), shredded
  • 2 Red Apples, cored and chopped

Preparation:

  • Use a large mixing bowl to combine vinegar, water, sugar, olive oil, mustard, salt and pepper.
  • Add cabbage and apple to the above mixture; stir together and serve.

Makes 4, 1-cup servings
Courtesy of Kathleen Crim (RD, LD)

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Winter Grapefruit Salad

Ingredients
1/4 cup of grapefruit juice  2 T Oli + Ve balsamic vinegar  (Cranberry Pear would be great)
2 T Oli + Ve Extra Virgin Olive Oil (try our Eureka Lemon for some extra zest or our Blood Orange)
1 T sugar
1/8 t salt
1/8 t pepper
4 cups mixed greens
3 grapefruit, peeled, seeded and sectioned
2 pears, thinly sliced
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup pecans, toasted
1/4 cup blue cheese or goat cheese, crumbled
Directions: Dressing: whisk together grapefruit juice, vinegar, oil, sugar, salt and pepper. Set aside. Combine other ingredients, except cheese.  Top with cheese. Add dressing, toss gently. Serve immediately. Serves 4