Happy Memorial Day -News From The Spicy Olive

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The Spicy Olive will welcome a new olive oil and a new balsamic vinegar to its lineup in June. A new mildly hot but smoky olive oil, Smoky Chaabani Chili olive oil and a new white balsamic vinegar, Wild Cascadian Raspberry, perfect for summer cocktails and salads!

This newsletter also features great recipes for Memorial Day weekend;

The Spicy Olive’s Red White and Blue Salad, Summer Sippers and Blackberry Ginger Pork Tenderloin!

The Spicy Olive, West Chester, Hyde Park and Austin Landing, will be closed on Memorial Day to kick off the summer with our families!

Honey Ginger Balsamic Vinegar

The Spicy Olive Persian Lime Honey Ginger Vinaigrette

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Recipes From April 2016 Newsletter

April  Recipes Featuring the Flavors of the Month:

Roasted Beet Salad

Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds fresh beets
1/3 cup arugula blossoms (optional) 
8 oz. chèvre (fresh goat cheese)
6 cups baby arugula or mixed greens
1 cup whole pecans, toasted
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons The Spicy Olive’s White A-Premium balsamic vinegar 
1 tablespoon good quality grainy mustard
fresh ground pepper to taste
1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons The Spicy Olive’s single varietal Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Ultra Premium)

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.

Cut the peeled beets in to 1″ pieces and toss with 2 tablespoons of white balsamic whisked together with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and set aside.

In a medium size bowl, whisk the remaining 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 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

The Spicy Olive’s Blackberry Ginger Pork Tenderloin

One of our most popular recipes featuring this month’s flavors of the month!
1/4 cup The Spicy Olive’s Blackberry Ginger balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup The Spicy Olive’s Garlic olive oil
1 pkg pork tenderloins
Place the pork tenderloins in a ziplock bag. Pour the balsamic vinegar and olive oil over the tenderloins. Seal the bag and place in refrigerator overnight. Grill or bake in a 375 degree oven until internal temperature of 160 degrees. Cover with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Drizzle with a little Blackberry Ginger balsamic vinegar before serving. Enjoy!
The Spicy Olive’s Blackberry Ginger Lemonade

Ingredients:

  • 8 cups cold water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 strips lemon peel (3″ x 1″ each)
  • 2½ c fresh lemon juice (about 12 lemons)
  • ½ cup The Spicy Olive’s  Blackberry Ginger Balsamic vinegar
  • 1 cup raspberries
  • 1 cup blackberries
  • Ice cubes
  • Seltzer or club soda
Prepare sugar syrup:
  1. In 4-quart saucepan, heat 4 cups water with sugar and lemon peel to boiling over high heat, stirring occasionally.
  2. Cover saucepan and boil 3 minutes.
  3. Remove saucepan from heat and cool slightly.
Meanwhile, in food processor, pulse berries until pureed.
  1. Pour into medium-mesh sieve set over large bowl and press berry mixture with back of spoon to remove seeds; discard seeds.
  2. Remove peel from syrup; stir syrup into berry puree with lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and remaining 4 cups water. Makes 13 cups.
  3. Pour into large pitcher with tight-fitting lid. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 3 hours or up to 2 days. Serve over ice.
  4. Add seltzer to taste; garnish with berries.

Recipes From June 2015 Newsletter

June Recipes:
The Spicy Olive’s Bulgar and Mediterranean Vegetable Salad
Ingredients
2 cups bulgar
1/2 cup The Spicy Olive’s  Dill Olive Oil
1/4 cup The Spicy Olive’s A-Premium White Balsamic
Juice and zest of one large lemon
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 can or cup of garbanzo beans, drained
1 large English cucumber finely diced
1 red or yellow bell pepper finely diced
2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
1/2 red onion finely minced
1 clove garlic finely minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 cup crumbled feta (optional)
sea salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Soak the bulgur in very hot water (enough to cover the bulgur by 1″) along with a tablespoon of salt for 30 minutes.  Drain and rinse with cold water until completely cooled and drained.  Fluff and set aside.  Combine all the other ingredients  (except the feta) and mix well.  Marinate these ingredients for up to an hour in the refrigerator.  In a large bowl, combine the completely drained and cooled bulgur with the marinated ingredients, tossing well to combine and sprinkle with feta if using. Adjust the seasoning again and serve.

Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as a side

The Spicy Olive’s Persian Lime olive oil with our Honey Ginger White balsamic or our Garlic olive oil with our Sicilian Lemon white balsamic  would also be delicious combinations on this salad!
The Spicy Olive Steak Marinade
Featuring The June Flavors of the Month!
 
1/4 cup The Spicy Olive’s Harissa or Tuscan Herb olive oil
1/4 cup The Spicy Olive’s Traditional or Espresso balsamic
2 Tbsp.A-1 Sauce or Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix together marinade ingredients and marindae steaks overnight or for at least 2 hours. Grill until medium rare or desired doneness. A great dinner idea for Father’s Day!
 
 
Made with our new Roasted Red Peppers!
 
 
 
The Spicy Olive’s Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
Ingredients
1 jar Delizia Roasted Red Peppers, drained (available at The Spicy Olive)
2 – 15 oz. cans garbanzo beans, drained
2 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup The Spicy Olive’s UP Extra Virgin Olive Oil of your choice or any Spicy Olive infused olive oil
2 teaspoons sea salt, or to taste

Directions
Place all of the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and process until creamy and smooth. Adjust seasoning as desired.   Refrigerate until ready to serve and drizzle more fresh olive oil over the top if desired

 

Balsamic-Pepper Flank Steak with Grilled Pears and Blue Cheese

For extra flavor, the marinade can be mixed with beef broth, boiled and reduced until thick – while the steak cooks – then drizzled over the finished dish.


1/4 c. The Spicy Olive’s Traditional Balsamic
2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp. black peppercorns
Kosher salt
1.5 lbs. flank steak
2 pears, peeled, halved and cored
Crumbled blue cheese, for topping
In a blender, combine the vinegar, garlic, peppercorns and 1 tsp. of kosher salt. Blend for 20 seconds, then transfer to a wide shallow bowl. Add the steak to the marinade, turning to coat. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, over night if possible.
When ready to cook, heat the broiler with a rack six inches from the heat. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil, then coat it lightly with any of The Spicy Olive’s single-varietal EVOO. Cut each pear half into four slices and arrange them on one half of the sheet. Remove the steak from the marinade and set it on the other half of the sheet. Broil everything for five minutes. Use tongs to flip the steak and pears. Broil for another five minutes for medium-rare.
Let the steaks rest for 10 minutes then cut into thin slices against the grain. Divide the slices between 4 serving plates, then top each with pear slices.
Top each serving with a little bit of crumbled blue cheese and serve.

BBQ Marinade

BBQ Sauce – Spicy Olive Style!


1 c. The Spicy Olive’s Cinnamon Pear Balsamic Vinegar
1 c. The Spicy Olive’s Dark Chocolate or Espresso Balsamic Vinegar (or you could mix half and half)
1 c. chili sauce
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. liquid smoke
2 bottles of beer – not light beer


Mix together and use to marinade pork ribs or beef rib slabs or a whole chicken. Best to allow to marinade overnight for a fuller flavor.


Cook ribs in a 250 degree F, oven for 4 or more hours to make them really tender. Then finish on the grill for a smoky taste.


For the chicken, grill over a beer can until it reaches an internal temperature of 170 degrees F.

Drunken Chicken Marinade

1 bottle of dark or full-bodied beer — no light beer for this recipe!


.5 c. The Spicy Olive’s Vermont Maple Balsamic Vinegar
.5 c. The Spicy Olive’s Espresso Balsamic Vinegar
.25 c. The Spicy Olive’s Blood Orange Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 Boneless chicken breast, or one whole chicken cut up.


Marinade the chicken for 2 hours or longer. Grill until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 170 degrees F, and enjoy!


You could substitute other flavors of Extra Virgin Olive Oil if you’d like. The Spicy Olives recommend Tuscan Herb Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Pork Marinade

.25 c. The Spicy Olive’s Cilantro & Roasted Onion Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 tbsp. The Spicy Olive’s Tangerine balsamic vinegar
2 cloves of garlic, minced
Salt and pepper to taste

Place pork chops, or a pork tenderloin, in a glass bowl and cover with
marinade. Allow to sit at least 2 hours, longer for a tenderloin. Cook
on a grill or in oven until it reaches an internal temperature of 165F.

The Spicy Olives recommend any of their citrus balsamic vinegars
for this recipe, such as Tangerine, Pineapple or Sicilian Lemon.

“Tus-presso” Steak Marinade

.25 c. The Spicy Olive’s Tuscan Herb Extra Virgin Olive Oil
.25 c. The Spicy Olive’s Espresso Bean Balsamic Vinegar
2 tbsp. A1 Sauce or Worcestershire sauce
Salt and Pepper to taste


Mix together and marinade steaks for 2 hours or more. Cook on grill until medium rare or desired doneness. Unique and yummy!


Don’t forget that The Spicy Olive has great spice blends and meat rubs that you won’t find anywhere else!