Posts Tagged ‘olive oil

08
Oct
09

I should go into business selling this salad dressing

:)

I get more requests for this recipe than all my others, combined. I think I should go into business with this dressing…like how Lucy and Ethel did when Lucy thought she could make a fortune selling her Aunt’s famous salad dressing recipe… on second thought…

I came up with this after combining a spinach salad dressing recipe and a dressing I liked with honey.  It has no name.  Here is the recipe for my famous, salad dressing, with no name:

Ingredients:

4 slices bacon
1 large shallot – sliced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil – if needed
4 tablespoons honey
salt, pepper, red pepper flakes

Over medium heat, fry the bacon then remove it from pan and drain on paper towels.   While the bacon grease is still hot, add the shallots and garlic and remove the pan from the heat  You just want to “sweat” the shallots and garlic.  Cool for about a minute, then add the vinegar and honey.  Add the salt, pepper and pepper flakes to taste…. Depending on how much you want to make, you may want to add a little olive oil and you can adjust the vinegar and honey to your taste.

You can make the dressing in the pan – in these pics, I used a mason jar, so I could use it the next day.

I use this dressing on all kinds of salads; in these pics, I made a spinach salad.  Cheers :)

:)

24
Sep
09

EPICURE IMPORT SALE STARTS TOMORROW – DON’T FORGET THE ROQUEFORT!

“ROQUE-TY-TOASTS”

These are a great addition to an assorted bruschetta platter!  If you like Roquefort cheese – you’ll LOVE these!  My husband HATES Roquefort, (preferring Velveeta above all) so more for me!

ROQUE-TY TOASTS

6 oz Roquefort cheese
1/4 Cup  red onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 Cup walnut pieces, coarsely chopped
1 Tablespoon softened butter
1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
3 Tablespoons Italian parsley, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
fresh baguette slices

Let the cheese soften at room temperature.  Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and spread liberally on the baguette slices.  Put them on a cookie sheet.  Turn on the broiler of  your oven and place the cookie sheet on one of the lower racks – not too close to the flame, or they’ll burn.  Cook them until bubbling and golden brown – usually between 30 seconds and 1 1/2 minutes – depending on your oven

Watch them carefully – all it takes is walking away to answer one phone call and forgetting about them – and they’ll be “toast”  (pardon the pun)

Remove immediately and let them rest for the cookie sheet or about a minute and serve.

Epicure Imports:

6900 Beck Ave.

North Hollywood, CA 91605

818-985-9800

21
Sep
09

So, you can’t find fresh zucchini blossoms? Let’s make zucchini fritters!

Zucchini Fritters:

aka: my secret weapon – when I haven’t seen a “certain someone” in a while, I call and casually drop the line “yeah, I’m making zucchini fritters tonight” and guess who shows up at my door?  Works EVERY time!!!

2 cloves peeled garlic (or more if you like)
3 zucchinis
4 eggs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1/4 Cup flour
salt, pepper to taste
Olive Oil for frying

Place the S-shaped blade (sabatier blade) in your food processor and chop the garlic; then add the eggs and beat until well blended. Switch the blade to the “julienne disk” blade and feed the zucchini through the top until they are shredded. Empty contents of food processor into a large mixing bowl and add the parmesan cheese, flour and salt and pepper – add more flour if you need to – the mixture should look like a cake batter. Fill a saute pan with deepish oil (you can mix half olive oil with half canola if you want – it’s more cost effective) and heat on medium high till hot – but NOT smoking.  Drop large tablespoons of the batter into the oil and fry them until golden brown on each side – then drain on paper towels.  Cheers!




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