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E ASTERN O REGON M ARKETPLACE
FAMILY FEATURES
E
ating the same thing every
y day can make lunch
seem so “blah.” Now’s
Now’ s the e perfect time to break
out of the lunch rut and add
ad
dd some excitement to
your meals.
mea ls.
Thinking outside the traditional
tradition
nal lunchbox is easy wit
with
the right ingredients.
ingredien
nt ts. Perk up your
yo our noontime noshing
with fresh,
fresh seasonal ingredients coupled with kitchen
pantry classics,
cla ssics, like California Ripe
R Olives, which add a
unique flavor and bold, distinctive
distinctiv
ve color to any dish.
California farmers grow more e than 95 percent of
the ripe olives consumed in the United
U
States. From
planting, pruning, harvesting and d processing, they make
mak
sure that the highest quality oliv
ves come from their
olives
farms to your tabl
table e – one can at a time.
Adding olives to any lunch ca
an help bring California
can
sunshine to each and every bite. Try
T r ry some of these
portable and packable recipes to o add excitement to
lunch on-the-go and find more a at calolive.or
g.
calolive.org.
Greek
Gr
eek Salad in Jars
Courtesy of Simply Recipes
Makes: 4 salads
Dressing:
Salad Dr
essing:
ed wine v vinegar
3 tablespoons r red
1/4 teaspoon salt, plus additional,
add
ditional, to taste
(optional)
pepperr , plus additional, to
pinch of black pepper,
taste
(optional)
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
or egano o
1 teaspoon honey
5 tablespoons olive oil
w lids
4 pint-size canning jars with
Salads:
1/4 medium red
r ed onion, thinly
thin
nly sliced
h
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 large English cucumber,
cucumbe err, sliced
p
pepperr , cut into 1/2-
1 yellow or orange bell pepper,
inch
pieces
3/4 cup California black ripe
ri ipe olives
1/2 cup
p (4
( ounces) ) crumbled
crumble ed feta cheese
fr esh ba
aby spinach or other
4 small handfuls fresh
baby
dark,
leafy greens
gr eens
ead r rounds,
ounds, halv
ved (optional)
4 pita br
bread
halved
T
o prepare dressing: In small bo
wl, whisk together
To
bowl,
vinegar
pepper , oregano and
an
nd honey.
honey .
vinegar, , salt, pepper,
Gradually whisk in oil. Taste.
T a aste. Add additional salt and
pepper
pepper, , if desired.
Divide dressing between four pint jars.
T
o assemble salads: Divide o onion
nion between four
To
jars. Divide tomatoes, cucumbers,
cucumbe rs, peppers, olives and
feta cheese between jars. Pack remaining
r
space with
spinach compressing leaves slig
spinach,
ghtly .
slightly.
Secure lids and refrigerate up to two days.
T
o serve: Empty salads into bowls
bo owls and toss with
To
dressing. Serve with pita bread.
Note: Store and transport salads upright so dressing
stays
on bottom.
bottom .
Smoked California Ri
Ripe
ipe Olives can
crave-worthy
produce a crave-worth
hy culinary surprise
and become one of yo
our favorite flavor
your
discoveries There are e a few easy ways
discoveries.
smoked
to make your own sm
moked olives,
them
including preparing th
hem on the grill
steps:
with these quick steps
s:
1. Soak wood chips i in water for 30
minutes. Drain well.
we ell.
2. Pierce a foil pan several
s everal times with a
small, sharp knife and spread wood
chips in a single layer
la ayer in the pan. Set
coals
directly on hot coa
als or metal bars on
a gas grill. Close the
t lid and set heat
to high only under r the pan of chips.
3 . When chips are sm
smoking,
moking, place
drained California a Ripe Olives in a
grill basket on gril
ll with the burners
grill
off.
of
ff f. Close the lid and
a smoke for
minutes.
30 minut
es.
Black and White Pizza
Makes: 1 pizza
n olive
1 tablespoon extra-virgin
oil, plus additional for
fo or
pizza crust
ed a and
1 cup onion, quarter
quartered
thinly sliced
r oasted ga
arlic ,
2 tablespoons roasted
garlic,
minced
bell a
4 ounces small baby bella
mushr
ooms, chopped
d flour
mushrooms,
pr epar ed pizza
pizz a
1 package prepared
dough
epar ed Alfr
edo s sauce
1 cup pr
prepared
Alfredo
mozzar ella a
1 cup smoked mozzarella
cheese, shredded
shr edded
fr esh mozzarella
mozzar ell la
4 ounces fresh
1/2-i inch
cheese, torn into 1/2-inch
pieces
1 small boneless, skinless s
east, cooke
ed and
chicken br
breast,
cooked
thinly sliced
fr esh r rosemary,
osem
mary ,
2 tablespoons fresh
chopped
extra-la arge
1 can (6 ounces) extra-large
California Black Ripe e
c in
Olives, drained and cut
wedges
fr eshly grated Parmigiano-
Parmigi iano-
freshly
Reggiano
an nd line large
lar ge baking
Heat oven to 450 F and
sheet with parchment t paper
paper. .
lar ge skillet over r medium heat, heat
In large
1 tablespoon oil. Add onion, garlic and
mushrooms, and cook
cook,
frequently,
k, stirring frequently
y,
nions are soft.
10 minutes, or until on
onions
Reserve.
pizz a dough into
in
nto thin oval on
Roll pizza
surfac e. Transfer
T ransfer to
lightly floured surface.
shee et and brush lightly
prepared baking sheet
with olive oil then spread
sp
pread evenly with
Alfredo sauce.
Top
mushroom
T op with
i h mushroo
h om mixture,
i
cheeses, chicken and d rosemary.
rosemary .
Sprinkle olives over pizza.
Bake 10-15 minutes,
minut tes, or until cheese
is melted and lightly y browned around
edges.
Serve with Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Parmig iano-Reggiano.
Maple
M
l e Olive
Oli
Cheese
ecake Bites
Cheesecake
Makes: 1 16-20 mini cheesecakes
N
Nonstick
cooking spray
c graham cracker
1/2 cup
crumbs
2 tablespoons
t
butter
r , melted
butter,
3 tablespoons
t
sugar
r, divided
sugar,
6 ounces
o
cr
eam cheese,
cream
r room
oom
temperatur
temperature e
3 tablespoons
t
pur
pure e maple
syrup
2 tablespoons
t
flour
1 teaspoon
t
vanilla extract
e
1 egg
c coarsely chopped
1/4 cup
California Ripe Olives
Hea
H
at oven to 325 F and d coat 16-20-
16 20
Heat
cup p mini muffin
mufff fin tin with nonstick
coo
oking spray.
spray .
cooking
I small bowl, stir together
In
gra
aham cracker crumbs, butter and
graham
1 tablespoon
ta ablespoon sugar
sugar. . Place equal
am
mounts into each mini muf
f fin
f cup
amounts
muffin
the
then n press firmly into bottom of
eac
ch cup. W
orking
o
each
Working
with one cup at
a time,
ti ime, press small piece of plastic
wra
ap onto surface and press crust
wrap
firm
mly into mini muf
f fin
f cups.
firmly
muffin
I large
In
lar g
ge bowl of electric mixer,
mixer ,
bea
at cream cheese, maple syrup and
beat
rem
maining sugar until smooth;
remaining
bea
at in flour and vanilla on low
beat
spe
eed. Add egg and beat until just
speed.
com
mbined; stir in olives.
combined;
S
Spoon
equal amounts into each
cup
p.
cup.
B k 20-25
20 25 minutes,
i
il fill
li
ling
Bake
or until
filling
feels set.
ru un
Let cool completely then run
small, thin knife around edge of
each to remove from pan.