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The Best Red Wine Vinagrette Recipe | alidaskitchen.com

The Best Red Wine Vinaigrette

October 27, 2016 ·

This is my easy recipe for the best Red Wine Vinaigrette made from scratch using five simple ingredients. Thank you to Pompeian for sponsoring this post.

I have come to discover that the simplest recipes often become my most requested recipes. Who would guess that after spending hours in the kitchen cooking an elaborate something or other, everybody ends up raving about the simple dressing on the garden salad that was whipped together in seconds. This Red Wine Vinaigrette recipe transforms any basic garden salad into a company worthy salad that always has people asking for the recipe! …

Filed Under: gluten free, healthy, Recipes, salad, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: easy, entertaining, olive oil, pompeian, quick, red wine vinegar, salad dressing, vegetable, vinaigrette

Broccoli Pesto Pasta

September 12, 2016 ·

Broccoli Pesto Pasta is an easy, from scratch, creamy pasta sauce made healthier with broccoli, Greek yogurt and olive oil. Thank you to Pompeian for sponsoring this post.

One of our favorite dinners is Roasted Red Pepper Pasta. It is easy, made healthier with lots of vegetables and Greek yogurt and the kids love it. Since it is such a popular recipe around our house, I use it as a base recipe for creating new ones, like this Broccoli Pesto Pasta. …

Filed Under: gluten free, healthy, kid-friendly, main dishes, Recipes, vegetarian Tagged With: broccoli, easy, garlic, Greek yogurt, olive oil, pasta, pompeian, quick, vegetable

Black Bean Jalapeno Hummus

December 28, 2014 ·

This easy recipe for Black Bean Jalapeno Hummus using black beans in lieu of garbanzo beans, results in a healthy dip (or spread) the whole family will love! Thank you to Pompeian for sponsoring this post as part of the Pantry Insiders program.

Black Bean Jalapeno Hummus is an easy recipe for a healthy hummus made with black beans and jalapeno peppers. This recipe is part inspired by my Jalapeno Hummus recipe and otherwise inspired by my love of black beans. Even though hummus is traditionally made with garbanzo beans (chickpeas), in this recipe it was fun to mix things up a bit. You can definitely taste the black beans, which goes amazingly well with the spices and jalapeno peppers. The tahini rounds everything out, giving it that hummus flavor that we all know and love….

Filed Under: appetizers, gluten free, healthy, kid-friendly, Recipes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: #pantryinsiders, black beans, entertaining, garlic, holiday, hummus, jalapeno, low fat, make ahead, olive oil

An easy recipe for Roasted Cauliflower that tastes good! | alidaskitchen.com #recipes #PantryInsiders #cauliflower #glutenfree #vegan

Roasted Cauliflower #PantryInsiders

October 6, 2014 ·

An easy recipe for Roasted Cauliflower that is made with heart-healthy olive oil, garlic and seasonings and tastes delicious! {gluten free, vegan} #pantryinsiders

The other day Adam came home from school and told me he had cauliflower for lunch…and that it was so good! I have never really eaten cauliflower, much less made it at home, so I saw this as a great opportunity to broaden our horizons. If school can make roasted cauliflower taste delicious, then hopefully I can too!…

Filed Under: gluten free, healthy, Recipes, sides, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: #pantryinsiders, balsamic vinegar, cauliflower, easy, olive oil, pompeian, roasted, safflower oil, vegetable

Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes #PantryInsiders

August 15, 2014 ·

A popular side dish gets lightened up with these fluffy Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes. {gluten free}

The other night we were looking to make an easy side dish to go with our steak dinner. Mashed potatoes are always a tasty pair with steak, but I wanted to come up with something lighter and healthier. Since August is National Olive Oil Month, I have had olive oil on the brain lately. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to swap butter for olive oil to make some tasty Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes. …

Filed Under: gluten free, healthy, kid-friendly, Recipes, sides Tagged With: easy, garlic, olive oil, potatoes

Olive Oil Fudge Brownies | easy made from scratch brownies made with heart healthy olive oil #PantryInsiders

Olive Oil Fudge Brownies #PantryInsiders

June 30, 2014 ·

Olive Oil Fudge Brownies are an easy from scratch brownie recipe made with heart healthy olive oil instead of butter.

I have a thing for brownies. I also have a thing for doing things to brownies, such as making them with bananas, or zucchini, or s’mores. So while olive oil may not be a natural transition from those goodies, it seemed like a good idea. It ended up being a tasty one too! …

Filed Under: dessert, Recipes Tagged With: #pantryinsiders, brown sugar, brownies, chocolate, easy, olive oil, quick

mixed green salad with roasted sweet potatoes and tangy yogurt dressing

Red-Leaf Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes

January 17, 2012 ·

Red-Leaf Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes is all things good wrapped up in a salad. You have your roasted sweet potatoes and red onion, green beans and pepitas, all on a bed of red leaf lettuce and topped with a tangy yogurt dressing. Sound good? Umm..yeah, I thought so too! Mike and I don’t typically put dressing on our salads, but the first thing that he commented about this dish was ‘how good is that dressing!’ The dressing has some zip, so a little goes a long way. It goes perfectly with the sweetness of the roasted sweet potato and onion. There are so many yummy vegetables in this dish, I would happily eat it every day of the week.

I made a couple changes of note from the original recipe. First, I used nonfat Greek yogurt instead of low fat regular yogurt. The Greek yogurt adds a nice little protein boost, and frankly is what I always have on hand. I’m sure regular yogurt would work just fine. The other change I made was using pepitas, in lieu of walnuts, due to my tree nut allergy. Pepitas are always tasty and added a nice little crunch. However if you are a walnut fan, I suspect they would also be quite delicious in this dish. Frozen green beans worked really well, but I look forward to using fresh green beans when the season hits.

Mike and I were talking in terms of ‘next time we have this’…which tells me there will definitely be a next time. This salad is a keeper!

Red-Leaf Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Yields: 4 servings

Ingredients

3-4 cups sweet potato, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 red onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and Pepper
10 ounces frozen cut green beans, thawed (or 1½ cups green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces)
⅓ cup pepitas
½ cup nonfat Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
1 head (10 ounces) red leaf lettuce (or spinach or mixed greens)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil.
Place sweet potato and onion on baking sheet and toss with olive oil. Roast until sweet potatoes are tender, approximately 30 minutes. Add green beans and pepitas and roast another 5 minutes.
In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, vinegar and garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Place lettuce on bowl and top with sweet potato mixture. Drizzle dressing on as desired and serve.

Slightly adapted from Everyday Food Light

Filed Under: gluten free, healthy, main dishes, Recipes, salad, vegetarian Tagged With: dressing, green beans, light, meatless monday, olive oil, onion, roasted, sweet potato, vegan, vegetable, yogurt

Black Bean Chili with Roasted Butternut Squash

October 10, 2011 ·

One of my favorite things about the fall season (aside from an abundance of pumpkin recipes) is chili. Not any chili will do, however…there are only a few chili recipes that I actually like. Each is as good as the next, and they all have one thing in common. They are vegetarian, and so delicious that you don’t miss the meat!

This Black Bean Chili with Roasted Butternut Squash is a new recipe to add to my chili repertiore. It rivals my go-to recipe and then some. The butternut squash adds a little more work to this recipe, but it’s definitely worth it. I found some pre-cut cubes of butternut squash, which is what I used this time. It definintely cut down on prep time. But if you’re looking at a beautiful butternut squash and wondering what to do with it, I highly recommend trying this chili.

Black Bean Chili with Roasted Butternut Squash
Yields 4-6 servings

1 butternut squash (about 2 pounds), peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
4 garlic cloved, minced
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with chiles, including juices
1 tablespoon chipotle chile in adobo sauce, minced
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and/or pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss butternut squash cubes with olive oil. Spray a large, rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Transfer butternut squash to prepared baking sheet and spread out in a single layer. Roast, tossing occasionally, until just tender and golden brown (about 30 minutes).
Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, until soft (about 5 minutes). Add garlic, stirring 1 minute.
Stir in beans, broth, tomatoes, chipotle chiles, chili powder and oregano. Simmer, covered 10 minutes. Uncover and cook 10 more minutes.
Stir squash into bean mixture and cook 5 minutes. Add salt and/or pepper, to taste. Serve warm.

Adapted from Health, December 2006

Filed Under: healthy, Recipes, soup, vegetarian Tagged With: black beans, butternut squash, chili, chipotle, easy, Mexican, olive oil, onion, roasted, spicy, vegan, vegetable

Rosemary Parmesan Dipping Oil & Crisco Olive Oils

August 29, 2011 ·

As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program, I got the opportunity to sample three olive oils from Crisco: Light Tasting, Pure and 100% Extra Virgin. Since I use olive oil often, I was excited to give them a try. But then I wondered…what would I possible do with these three olive oils? What’s the difference?

Well, thanks to the handy little labels on each bottle, Crisco answered that very question for me and then some. Light Tasting is best for frying, baking and as an everyday cooking oil. Pure is best for grilling, sauteing and marinades. 100% Extra Virgin is best for dipping, dressing and sauces. To give a true test, I decided to remake a couple of old favorite recipes using Light Tasting and Pure, and to make a new recipe for you using 100% Extra Virgin.

Light Tasting

Since Crisco’s Light Tasting olive oil is great for baked goods, I decided to remake my Rosemary Cornbread, but this time as muffins. The oil had little to no fragrance and was otherwise very nice to use. The result? These muffins were fantastic! This was the best batch of Rosemary Cornbread yet, so I’m very pleased with the Light Tasting olive oil.

Pure

Given that Crisco’s Pure olive oil is ideal for marinating and grilling, it will definitely be popular around this house. I decided to remake Mustard Rosemary Chicken, but this time we grilled the marinated chicken breasts (i.e. not on skewers). The result? Delicious! We both remarked about how this chicken was one of the best we’ve had. Another score using Crisco’s Pure olive oil!

100% Extra Virgin

Crisco’s 100% Extra Virgin olive oil is best for dipping, so what better way to test this than by making a dipping oil. This recipe was inspired by a little pamphlet that came with the oils. Rosemary Parmesan Dipping Oil is simple, quick and easy to make, and tastes incredible! Three for three…thanks Crisco!

Rosemary Parmesan Dipping Oil
Yields 4 servings

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, such as Crisco® 100 % Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1-2 garlic cloves, finely minced (or grated)
Pinch salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
1-2 tablespoons grated or finely shredded Parmesan cheese
Crusty French or Italian Bread

In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper.
Pour into serving saucer(s) and add Parmesan cheese.
Serve with crusty bread.

Adapted from Crisco pamphlet

Disclaimer: As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program, I was provided with a bottle of each of the above named Crisco olive oils for free. The details of my experience are exclusively my opinion, and I was not otherwise influenced or compensated.