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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

  4. sally wess

    our house uses olive oil whenever we have the opportunity to do so. the other oils Crisco) in our kitchen are on a shelf, but our olive oil is in a decanter next to the stove.
    thanks for the opportunity to win this

  8. Misty

    I love using olive oil for dippy sauce for bread. I buy those shakers with the different seasonings in them so we can all pick what we want. I also use it on grilled veggies with some salt and pepper, asparagus is my favorite that way, and then I use it on my salads with some balsamic vinegarette, salt pepper and italian seasonings.

  9. Teia

    I use olive oil in an awesome dressing my Mom gave me.

    1/3 C Olive oil and corn oil (total)
    Juice of 1 lemon
    2 Tbs og Sugar
    1 Tsp of Salt

  12. Brenda A.

    I don’t regularly use olive oil because it is more expensive, but on occasion I do use it on vegetables for grilling and on salad dressings.

  14. Anonymous

    I use olive oil in pasta… Just warm up a little olive oil, throw some chopped or minced garlic in it, some Italian seasoning, and mix in some cooked spaghetti. YUMMY!!!!

  17. alicia wallace

    I use olive oil in my everyday cooking – I keep it right by the stove, and when a recipe calls for oil, I grab the olive oil.

  20. julie

    i love to drizzle olive oil over my veggies before cooking them in the oven – my favorit is to drizzle oo over asparagus and top with grated parm – yum!!

  21. Sarah Z

    I use olive oil when I saute my veggies and make eggs – like you, I use it for everything except baking!
    Thanks

  22. Diane C

    Use olive oil all the time for all times of cooking. Used it last night for oven roasted asparagus. Dang it was good.

  24. MaryH

    I use olive oil all the time – roasting veggies in oven, sauteing, salad dressings and my favorite, marinades.

  26. Amy

    I use Olive oil every day. I saute with it, use it in salad dressings, marinades, rub it on chicken, fish, and meats before baking. It’s my “go to” oil for cooking.

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  29. Karen

    I use olive oil in almost all my cooking now. I usually don’t use it when baking but have been known to so in a pinch!