Basil Pesto. Marinated Mushrooms and Onions. Pine Nut Olive Oil Bread. - by Chef Barb, Figueroa Farms As the air gets crisp and pine cones begin to fall, it reminds us that buried deep in the hard-edged flower of the pine tree lays a little nugget of buttery, nutty flavor – the pine nut.
Traditionally used by Italians to bake into those wonderful pine-nutty cookies, our own Chef Barb created an equally flavorful, but infinitely easier way to imbibe your cooking with both the rich flavor of pine nuts and the tang of Riesling. Lots of olive oil keeps this special savory tea bread moist for days. Best of all, you can use any of The Olive Oil Source's medium to strong extra virgin olive oils in this recipe. Ingredients: In a dry sauté pan over medium to low heat, toast the pinenuts. Using a microplane zester, zest the lemon. Remove thyme leaves from their stems. Preheat over to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, thyme, lemon zest, and toasted pinenuts. Aztec Couscous Recipe. Recipes » Easy-peasy Flatbread. This recipe can be baked to a cracker-hardness or it can be almost like a pita if you bake it just a little less.
Vary the toppings to suit your menu. Different cheeses, seeds, or herbs will give you different flavors. Drizzled with olive oil it is delicious or can be used to scoop up hummus, dips or accompany a soup. 1 ½ C. all-purpose flour ½ tsp. salt 1 ½ Tb. Olive oil ½ C. cold water Seeds for toppings, which might include fresh ground pepper, sesame, fennel seed or pollen, caraway, or ground nuts Cheese for grating such as Parmesan, pecorino, feta, a hard blue cheese Sea salt Extra virgin olive oil Makes two 12-inch discs Preheat your oven to 400 with a baking stone on the lowest shelf. Put the flour and salt into the bowl of a food processor. Knead for about 2 minutes on a floured surface. Take half of the dough and roll out to about 1/8 thickness. Slide onto the hot baking stone and cook for about ten minutes to desired hardness. Olive Oil Bread Dip. Another simple and delicious olive oil recipe.
This olive oil bread dip is a great appetizer. 1/4 cup (6o mls) extra virgin olive oil1/2 tsp (2.5 mls) salt (I like freshly ground sea salt)1/8 tsp (.5 ml)pepper (I use freshly ground)1/4 tsp (1 ml) basil1/8 tsp (.5 ml) onion powder1/8 tsp (.5 ml) garlic powder The variations for this recipe are endless. Try this recipe and then add or remove any ingredients to customize it to your taste. Good quality fresh herbs and spices can make a dramatic difference in the flavour of your final products.
Mix all the ingredients together and pour into a flat shallow bowl or plate. Return from Olive Oil Bread Dip to Amazing Olive Oil Home Page. Salads and Dressings Recipes with Olive Oil - California Olive Ranch. Olive Oil & Garlic With Vegetable Sauce. A garlic clove is one section of a larger garlic bulb.
Once you break the individual clove off the bulb, you need to peel away the flaky membrane to access the edible portion. Garlic cloves, which are available in several different varieties, are easy to store, have a long shelf life and are considered super foods for their medicinal qualities. Garlic cloves have a well-earned reputation for being a pungent garnish, and it will leave your breath--and you, if you ingest enough--smelling a little bit strong, so be careful how much you consume in one sitting. Among several types of garlic cloves is American garlic, the common, white-skinned, flaky, potent version. In contrast, Mexican and Italian garlic are mauve-colored and provide a milder taste and odor. When purchasing fresh garlic, select a firm, plump bulb that has dry skin, and avoid bulbs that are kept with refrigerated produce. Garlic stores well and for long periods of time.