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Taste of Italy Giveaway: Crisco Olive Oil Prize Package

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Huh – did you say Crisco Olive Oil?

Crisco certainly isn’t the first brand that comes to my mind when I think “olive oil,” so I’m assuming it’s the same for you all. However, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it’s actually quite good. I’ve been successfully substituting it for my more expensive olive oils over the past few weeks.

Here’s just one example of the tasty recipes that you can create with it.

Mediterranean Salad

mediterranean-salad

Salad:
1 pint grape tomatoes (use a mixture of red and yellow for added interest), halved
1 6-ounce container Bocconcini (small fresh mozzarella balls), drained
1 paper thin slice proscuitto ham, finely chopped
1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives, drained
1 tablespoon capers, drained

Dressing:
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Pinch of sugar
3/4 cup Crisco Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tablespoons chopped chives
2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano

Place the grape tomatoes, bocconcini, proscuitto, olives and capers in a large bowl; set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together the white wine vinegar, mustard, black pepper and sugar. Slowly add the Crisco Extra Virgin Olive Oil in a steady stream, whisking while pouring; whisk until dressing is well blended. Whisk in the chives and oregano. Pour dressing over salad; gently toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight to allow flavors to develop, stirring occasionally. Season with additional black pepper if desired. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the tomato mixture to a serving bowl. Garnish with fresh oregano sprigs, if desired. Serve.

Yummy!

Want to win a Crisco Olive Oil Prize Package?

I’ve got an awesome Crisco Prize Package ready to send out to one lucky reader. You’ll get one bottle of each Crisco Olive Oil variety all packaged up in a really cool wooden box that is perfect for storing recipes and such later on.

How can you win?

Share how you use olive oil in your regular cooking. I almost always substitute it for vegetable oil in my recipes. The only exceptions would be in sweets. How about you?

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Every reader has three methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, or three for up to a total of 3 entries!!!

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. Tell me how you use olive oil regularly.

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Prize:
1 Crisco Olive Oil Prize Package

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 31st. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on Wednesday, April 1st and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!

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Comments

  2. marleen davis

    I use only Olive Oil. I don’t bake or make sweets so olive oil is perfect. I make salad dressings with it. I cook all my foods with it. It is so delicious! Thanks for this yummy contest and the chance (albeit slim with so many entries) to win.

  7. Julie M

    I love to use olive oil for so many thing, soups, salad dressings, roasting veggies, I really love it!!

  11. diane

    I use alot of EVOO daily. One of my favorite ways is to mix olive oil,with minced garlic and fresh basil. I use this to brush on inexpensive diner rolls to jazz them up.

  12. Shelly T.

    We love to use olive oil, fresh cracked pepper and parmesan cheese as a dipping sauce for bread.

  13. Rinda

    I substitute olive oil for almost everything unless the heavier taste of the olive oil would change the flavor of the food. I almost always use it for sauteing!

  16. Kristin

    We mostly use the extra virgin oil for frying, but have started using the pure olive oil more for dressings. Thanks, Kristin

  18. Jennifer B

    I use olive oil in everything that I cook. I didn’t know that you aren’t supposed to use it for sweets. I guess I have never noticed the difference.

  19. Christy

    I use 2 tablespoons of olive oil every day because I know it is one of the essential healthy fats! I usually toss my veggies in in prior to cookinig or saute my chicken in it.

  29. Catherine

    Being part greek, I’ve been using olive oil in just about everything since before it was the cool thing to do.