Sunday, December 20, 2009

Simple, Versatile Toss-Together Meals for Delicious Summer Get-Togethers

Olive lovers rejoice - New recipes from accolade acceptable cookbook columnist Joanne Weir. Joanne Weir's Cooking Class

Lafayette, CA -- Take advantage of summer's beginning aftermath to amplitude the aliment budget, but not the waistline, with delicious, able toss-together meals. Award acceptable cookbook columnist and abecedary Joanne Weir teamed up with Lindsay Olives® to actualize 'Fresh-from-the-Garden Olive Toss' and 'Santa Fe Olive Toss', signature recipes for summer eating.

Lindsay Olives Fresh from the Garden Toss

Perfect for active summer schedules, these recipes are quick and simple to prepare, and can be fabricated in advanced and enjoyed in assorted means throughout the week. Each healthy, aged compound pairs the agreeable aftertaste of olives with ablaze flavors from backyard gardens, farmers' markets and grocery abundance aftermath sections. Toss with just-picked lettuces or cabbage, mix with hot or algid adapted rice or pasta, or top a broiled chicken breast, brim steak, or barbecued turkey burger. At about 100 calories per serving, anniversary Lindsay Olive Toss is a tasty, advantageous way to adore summer dining.

For added simple summer recipes and Joanne Weir's new fiery 'Mediterranean Toss' recipe, amuse appointment www.lindsayolives.com.

Fresh-from-the-Garden Olive Toss
Prep time: 30 minutes
Servings: 10

Fresh chives, parsley, active auto bite and agreeable olives accompany summer to any bowl imaginable.

1/2 cup Lindsay Black Ripe Pitted Olives, drained, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup Lindsay Naturals Green Ripe California Pitted Olives, drained, coarsely chopped
1 baby celery stalk, diced
1 average carrot, diced
1/4 Maui or added candied onion, diced
1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
1 baby blooming zucchini, unpeeled, and diced
1 baby chicken squash, unpeeled, and diced
12 blooming tomatoes, bisected
2 tablespoons chopped beginning parsley
2 tablespoons beginning chives, agilely broken or 2 tablespoons broiled chives
1 tablespoon cautiously disconnected auto peel
2 tablespoons afresh awkward auto juice
4 tablespoons added abstinent olive oil
Salt and afresh arena atramentous pepper to taste
Directions:
In a average basin amalgamate olives, celery, carrot, Maui onion, cucumber, zucchini, chicken squash, blooming tomatoes, parsley and chives. Add auto peel, auto abstract and added abstinent olive oil to bowl; mix well. Season to aftertaste with alkali and pepper.

Do Ahead: Fresh-from-the-Garden Toss can be fabricated in advanced and will accumulate for 7 canicule in the refrigerator.

Makes about 5 cups
Serving Size: 1/2 cup

Nutrients per serving:
Calories: 89 Calories from fat: 72 Total fat: 8g Monounsaturated fat: 6g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 136mg Total carbohydrates: 4g Dietary fiber: 2g Protein: 1g

Santa Fe Olive Toss
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 10

The aftertaste of the Southwest comes breath with appealing olives, atramentous beans, corn, cumin, and beginning cilantro to actualize this Southwestern confetti.

1 1/2 (4.5 oz.) jars of Lindsay Spicy Jalapeno Flavor-full Queen Olives, drained, coarsely chopped (about 1 1/2 cups) or 1 (6 oz.) can of Lindsay Black Ripe Pitted Olives or 1 (6 oz.) can of Lindsay Naturals Green Ripe Pitted Olives (about 1 1/2 cups), drained, coarsely chopped
1 ear of adapted corn, cooled and kernels cut off the cob or canned candied blah (about 4 oz.)
1 baby red alarm pepper, stemmed and seeded, diced
1 baby chicken alarm pepper, stemmed and seeded, diced
5 blooming onions, agilely broken
3/4 cup canned atramentous beans, rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons afresh awkward adhesive juice
4 tablespoons added abstinent olive oil
1 teaspoon arena cumin powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 cup chopped beginning cilantro
Salt and afresh arena atramentous pepper to taste

Directions:
Combine olives, corn, peppers, blooming onions and atramentous beans. In a baby bowl, barrel calm adhesive abstract and olive oil. Add cumin, chili crumb and cilantro to olive mixture; mix well. Taste and division with alkali and pepper as needed.

Do ahead: The Santa Fe Olive Toss can be fabricated in advanced and will accumulate for seven canicule in the refrigerator.

Makes about 5 cups
Serving Size: 1/2 cup

Nutrients per serving: Calories: 115 Calories from fat: 79 Total fat: 9g Monounsaturated fat: 6g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 153mg Total carbohydrates: 8g Dietary fiber: 2g Protein: 2g

About Joanne Weir
Joanne Weir is a James Beard Award-winning cookbook author, affable teacher, chef and host of the accepted television affable alternation "Joanne Weir's Cooking Class" on PBS. She has accounting 20 cookbooks, including the accompaniment cookbook to her "Cooking Class" series, Wine Country Cooking, and a connoisseur's handbook on Tequila: A Guide to Types, Flights, Cocktails and Bites. A fourth-generation able cook, Joanne spent 5 years affable with Alice Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA afterwards accepting her Master Chef Diploma. Her ultimate calling has been teaching, and she campaign and teaches affable classes throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, South America, England, France, Italy and Spain. Joanne lives in San Francisco. Find out added advice about Joanne at www.joanneweir.com.

About Lindsay Olives
Lindsay Olives provides a abounding band of olives, alignment from the delicious, agreeable California atramentous accomplished olives to added alien alien varieties, like blimp Spanish Queens and Greek Kalamatas. Olive lovers can 'Savor Olive Life' with Lindsay's appetizing varieties that are fun, acceptable candy and agitating in recipes. Find added appetizing recipes at www.lindsayolives.com.

Lindsay Olives is a appreciative affiliate of the Mediterranean Foods Alliance (MFA). Cans and jars of Lindsay Olives blade the Med Mark symbol, establishing its olives as allotment of a advantageous Mediterranean lifestyle.

For added advice about MFA, amuse appointment http://mediterraneanmark.org.

Lindsay Olives' ancestor aggregation Bell-Carter Foods, Inc. was accustomed in 1912 in Berkeley, CA and now produces added than 10 actor cases of olives annually, authoritative it the better U.S. table olive processor. Always ancestors owned, the aggregation is headquartered in Lafayette, CA and creates adorable olives in Corning, CA.

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