Mains

Spanish Saffron Trenette Paella

Enjoy this flavourful and colourful pasta dish at any season! Easy to adjust ingredients to suite the season and personal tastes too! Serving Size: 2-3 Total Time: 30 minutes, Prep Time: 15 minutes, Cook Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 lb. Pappardelle’s Spanish Saffron Trenette (available at Olive Us Oil & Vinegar Tasting Room) 1/4 lb.…

Truffled Butternut Squash Pasta & Cheese

Ingredients: 2 cups butternut squash peeled, cubed in 1″ pieces 1 pound dry pasta, such as a Pappardelle’s blend, Trottole or Macaroni pasta 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese 2 cups shredded white cheddar 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano cheese 3 cups milk, warmed 1 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup flour 1+ 4 Tablespoons Olive Us Garlic…

Olive Us Herb & Prosciutto Pork Tenderloin

This recipe is delicious, easy and quick, but don’t let its simplicity fool you!  The taste and presentation are wonderful! Ingredients: 2 port tenderloins (2 1/2 to 3 pounds or 1 – 1 1/2 kg total) 1 Tablespoon (15mL) chopped fresh thyme leaves 1 Tablespoon (15mL) minced fresh rosemary leaves 2 teaspoons (10mL) kosher salt (or get…

Olive Us Smoky Maple Grilled Salmon

We’ve enjoyed this salmon marinade so much that Ray fired up our Mongolian grill* to prepare samplers of this delicious salmon for hundreds of guests at the ‘Taste of the Okanagan’ street festival in downtown Vernon!  For that event, we were fortunate to use beautiful salmon provided by Fisherman’s Catch in Vernon. Their fish is…

Lemon Parsley Mafaldine Pasta with Prawns & Olive Us Pesto

We LOVE pesto!!  On tonight’s menu is pesto and prawns! This is an easy and fast meal with delicious homemade pesto. Olive Us Pesto recipe: 1 1/2 ounces Parmesan Reggiano or Grana Padano (shredded or cut into 1/2″ cubes), approximately 1/4 cup grated 1/3 cup slivered almonds (or walnuts or pine nuts) 2-3 cloves of…

Asparagus, Ham and Gruyère Frittata with Ultra Premium EVOO

Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled, washed, cut into 1″ pieces 2 cups fresh asparagus spears, woody parts trimmed, cut into 1″ pieces (spinach works too) 1 bunch green onions finely chopped – you could also opt for shallots or onion here instead 1 cup Canadian bacon or smoked ham cut into 1″…

Caramelized Vegetable Croquettes with Gremolata Hollandaise Sauce

2 cups coarsely mashed Yukon Gold potatoes 1 cup broccoli florets, coarsely chopped 1 cup cauliflower florets, coarsely chopped 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons Olive Us robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) such as Picual, for sautéing & frying 1/3 cup cherve (fresh goat cheese) crème…

Apple Pepper Lime & Mango Chicken Pitas

Make these simply delicious Apple Pepper Lime & Mango Chicken Pitas using leftover Apple Pepper Chicken (see recipe in “Mains” section)! Dice up any leftover chicken from the Apple Pepper Chicken recipe . Place some of the chicken mixture in pita halves, add lettuce and enjoy! Nothing else is needed as the chicken has so much flavor.…

Olive Us Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled eggs with a colourful fresh twist! The whisked eggs are added to diced onion sauteed in our Chipotle Olive Oil (lots of our olive oils are wonderful in this!). Once cooked, top with chopped ripe tomato, avocado then sprinkle with shredded cheese and garnish with cilantro (if desired).  Season with sea salt (Olive Us…

Arugula Pesto

Look at that lovely nest of bright spring-green happiness!  The color of the pesto is everything you would expect, but one bite will tell you that you’re not dealing with the usual pesto suspect, basil.  When it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere, chances are the grocery store basil is grown in a warmer clime and…