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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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Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Toasted Pecans

Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds fresh beets·
8 oz. Chevre (fresh goat cheese)
6 cups baby arugula or mixed greens
1 cup whole pecans, toasted
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons Cranberry-Pear White Balsamic Vinegar
1 tablespoon good quality grainy mustard
fresh ground pepper to taste
1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons UP extra virgin olive oil

Directions·
Preheat the oven to 400.  Trim the beets and wrap in one foil packet drizzled with a tablespoon of water.
  Roast for 1 hour or until tender when pierced through with a knife.  Once the cooked beets are cool enough to handle, peel them by rubbing the skin off between paper towels. 
Warning:  This will dye your hands bright red.
Cut the peeled beets in to 1″ pieces and toss with 2 tablespoons of Cranberry-Pear White Balsamic whisked together with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and set aside.
In a medium size bowl, whisk the remaining Cranberry-Pear White Balsamic with the grainy mustard until well combined.  Slowly drizzle in your olive oil of choice, whisking constantly until the mixture is thickened or emulsified.  Add freshly ground pepper and sea salt to taste.
Arrange the greens in a bowl or on a platter and dress with the Cranberry-Pear White Balsamic vinaigrette.  Add the marinated roasted beets to the salad, along with the crumbled fresh goat cheese and toasted pecans.

Serves 6-8 generous portions 
Reprinted from Rachel Bradley-Gomez

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Mediterranean Couscous Salad (vegan)

Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked couscous (plus 1 1/2 cups water)
7-8 sun-dried tomatoes (dried or packed in olive oil)
15-20 pitted kalamata olives of your choice
2 large roasted red peppers (about 3/4 cup chopped)
1 Tbs Oli + Ve Sicilian Lemon Balsamic vinegar
1 Tbs Oli +Ve Extra Virgin Olive oil (less if using olive oil packed sun-dried tomatoes)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
salt and black pepper to taste
Optional additions: 1 diced tomato and 1 medium cucumber, peeled and dices.

Instructions:
In a medium saucepan bring water to a boil, stir in couscous, remove from heat and cover with a lid. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff up with a fork. Place couscous into a large bowl.If you are using olive oil packed sun-dried tomatoes, chop them into small pieces and add them to the couscous. If you are using dry sun-dried tomatoes, you need to soften them in hot water for about 5 minutes before you can chop them. To soften up dried tomatoes, put them into a bowl and pour hot water over them (enough water to cover them completely) and let sit for 5 minutes. Drain them and add them to the couscous.Chop the olives and dice the roasted red peppers. Add them to the couscous. If using fresh tomato and cucumber, add them now. Season with oregano, thyme, olive oil and balsamic vinegar and stir until well combined. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.Serve warm or chilled.Submitted by Elisabeth Redman (Thank you Elisabeth!)