Recipes

Honey & Blood Orange Agrumato Olive Oil Bakalava
In order to formulate a healthy version of baklava, we replaced the butter with a heart-healthy, delicious blood orange olive oil (agrumato). Agrumato is the Italian term used to describe whole, fresh olives that have been pressed at the end of the season with whole, ...
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Ricotta-Basil Olive Oil Spread
This easy spread has an aioli-like consistency but uses no eggs.  Instead, fresh, part skim ricotta stands in lending a creamy-dreamy texture and richness. I chose to use a 40 day young Chilean Arbequina for this application.  With its grassy-herbaceousness, apple peel center, and healthy ...
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Copper River Salmon With Onions and Wild Mushrooms
Salmon is an amazing healthy fish packed with omega-3 and other unique health benefits resulting from high levels of protein and amino acid. Research has also shown that salmon contains small bioactive protein molecules (called bioactive peptides) that may provide special support for joint cartilage, ...
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Poulet Grand-Mère
This is a tasty, simple recipe that makes a great weeknight dinner while being easy on the pocketbook.  The olive oil mingles with white wine to make divine pan juice perfectly suited for dipping crusty French bread in.  It’s also lovely served over pasta, rice ...
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Whole Wheat Cobrancosa Zucchini Bread
If you have a garden and are growing zucchini, you will gaze at it every day and swear that the squash doubled in size since the previous day.  Such a prolific vegetable begs for inventive uses. Sometimes simple, healthy, and hearty win the day.  This ...
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Blueberry & Fresh Lemon Olive Oil Gelato
Just in time for summer, pull out your ice cream maker for this recipe. Once you compare a good gelato to regular ice cream, you will be hooked. Gelato may be considered a variety of ice cream that is made from milk rather than cream. ...
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Spinach & Basil Pesto With Oliana Cobrançosa Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Whether or not you have a garden with your own basil, pesto is a delicious ingredient to incorporate into your recipes. Pesto can also be frozen for use later in time. There are as many ways to make pesto as there are folks who make ...
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Homemade All Natural Olive Oil Dog Biscuits
High quality extra virgin olive oil is extremely beneficial for overall canine health including coat, skin and joint wellness. High quality extra virgin olive oil is extremely beneficial for overall canine health including coat, skin and joint wellness. High quality extra virgin olive oil is ...
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Whole Wheat Arbequina-Zucchini-Cranberry Muffins
If you thought it is difficult to get your kids to eat zucchini, we have a recipe for you. We have been experimenting with increasing our kids’ intake of vegetables and did not wish to forgo dessert as a possible medium. Much like the banana ...
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Dark Chocolate Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake with Vanilla Bean Candied Kumquats
Full of rich, deeply chocolate flavor, you would never guess it is the agrumato olive oil that gives this cake such moistness and flavor. The candid kumquats compliment the deep rich chocolate flavor perfectly. As always we are able to eliminate the butter in traditional ...
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