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Fresh Fruit Salad with Grapefruit Balsamic Vinegar

Ingredients:
 * Whole Blackberries
* Sliced (in half) seedless Red Grapes 
* Sliced Strawberries
* Sliced Kiwi
* Splash of Grapefruit White Balsamic Vinegar

( Amount of ingredients depends on size of saladuse your judgment.)

Directions: Combine first 4 ingredients in bowl. Toss with a splash of grapefruit white balsamic just before serving. Our grapefruit white balsamic is clean, crisp and adds the right amount of complexity to fresh fruit salads without stealing the show.

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Fresh Corn Salad

INGREDIENTS

  • 6 ears of sweet corn
  • 1 yellow pepper, chopped
  • 1 red pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 c. cilantro, chopped
  • 1/4 c. lime juice
  • 1/4 c. of your favorite Oli+Ve EVOO
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS

  • Cut the fresh corn off the cob and steam for 3-5 minutes in 1/4 c. water
  • Remove lid and cook, stirring, 2 minutes more until water evaporates.
  • Toss corn with all other ingredients and chill.
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Fig and Blue Cheese salad with Orange vinaigrette

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 to 10 fresh figs, quartered, stem removed
  • 1/2 lb. blue cheese (gorgonzola recommended)
  • 1 head of butter lettuce
  • 1/4 c. Oli+Ve Medium to intense EVOO
  • 3 T freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 shallot, finely diced
  • Zest of one orange
  • Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

  • Rinse and pat dry the lettuce. Place in a salad bowl.
  • Arrange the quartered figs on top of the lettuce and sprinkle with the crumbled blue cheese
  • Make the vinaigrette: place the diced shallots, orange juice, orange zest, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Pour over salad.
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Caprese Salad

INGREDIENTS

  • Fresh Tomatoes
  • Fresh Basil Leaves
  • Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
  • Oli+Ve Traditional Style Balsamic
  • Any choice of Oli+Ve Extra Virgin Olive Oil

DIRECTIONS

  • Slice tomatoes and put on platter.
  • Slice the mozzarella cheese into a thickness based upon your preference (1/4” – 1/2”) and place on tomato slices.
  • Wash and dry Basil Leaves and place on top of mozzarella (either chopped up or whole pieces).
  • Drizzle top with Traditional Style Balsamic and your choice of any EVOO.
  • Let tomatoes sit for 5 minutes or longer to allow flavors to meld.
  • If you add salt and pepper, do it immediately before serving to avoid the salt pulling the juices from the tomatoes.