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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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Reader Interactions

Comments

  2. Jennifer

    We love EVOO… I do all my cooking with it with the exception of sweets as well. My husband loves it especially with good balsamic vinegar as a salad topper :) I’d love to try to Crisco brand! (And save some money… it’s expensive!)

  3. adrienne Gordon

    Takes the place of butter in any cooking situation and use it when making pasta to make it softer and less sticky.

  5. Nanette Olson

    I use olive oil in most of my cooking because I like the health benefits. The Mediteranean Salad looks wonderful and I would love to win this prize.

  6. Sue P

    i use OLIVE OIL in place of cooking oil in most recipes except baking much better for you and taste great too

  7. Nicky

    Subscriber to email already. I love to use Olive Oil in everything I cook, except for baked items such as cookies and other sweets. Mostly prefer to use it as a drizzle dressing on salads.

  8. Hollynn Kidwell

    I use olive oil for almost every think when I’m cooking. But it is really great to put some in your bath water for super soft skin.

  10. Deborah R

    I use olive oil instead of butter on bread. I also use it almost exclusively to dress salads, including pasta salads and cous cous.

  14. Patti Sherman

    Olive Oil is very heart healthy and we use it to saute, fry fish and in salad dressings.

  16. MARILOUISE

    I like to drizzle a littlebit of olive oil over all my cooked veggies. It adds so much flavor. I also use it with garlic cloves that I haved peeled and want to store.

  18. Carol G

    I use olive oil in most of my cooking and to make salad dressings. About the only place it can’t be used is in some baked goods.

  20. Rhonda GreenBarron

    I use olive oil for almost everything except baked goods (cookies, cakes, etc.) I especially like eggs fried in olive oil. Yum.

    Rhonda

  22. Merrilee

    I use olive oil to saute veggies, make dressings & to cook anything that is not sweet. I love that it is better for you & tastes great!

  27. Linda Short

    I use olive oil alot ,for the great taste, but my Husband has a medical condition that narrows down what types of cooking oils that I can use and Olive oil is one of the few I can cook with.

  28. Marcia

    I use olive oil for everything except baking but I do have a recipe for pie crust using oil – never tried it, though. I keep a few varieties of olive oil on hand for use in different ways….my favorite recipe is really not a recipe: just place several cloves of garlic in a small pot of olive oil and heat on low for about 30 minutes. Makes a delicious topping on pasta or use it to flavor other dishes

  29. scarlette

    We marinate our veggies(asparagus, zucchini, etc) with a little bit of olive oil and put them in foil and toss them on the grill-yummy

  30. Denyse

    I use oil oil on almost everything. When I bake- I glaze it on top to make meats have a little crisp.