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
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?
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!!!
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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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Holly
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Holly
I use olive oil for all my cooking and baking. It is healthier than other oils and I love the taste. I also love bread dipped in olive oil and herbs.
I not only use olive oil for baking and cooking but I have a baby with excema and it is a great moisturizer for her skin and is all natural.
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gerald estep, Jr.
We use it to make salad dressings and to tan at the tanning salon.
Beverly Grant
We love to put some olive olive in a small bowl with fresh cracked pepper, garlic and balsalmic vinegar and dip foccocia bread in it. Yummy
CATHY TRUMAN
We use Olive Oil all the time. We use it for stir fry, pizza, salad dressings,
when we cook pasta we put olive oil in the water .
Elizabeth Faulk
Olive Oil is the only oil I will use. It has a wonderful taste and is healthier than the other oils out there. For me there is no other.
Cindy
I put Olive Oil on my popcorn instead of butter, and it tastes great!
bob
i use olive oil every day, i did not know that crisco made olive oil, but now that know i will try some the next chance i get.
Lauralee Hensley
I actually have not used olive oil before. I do use Crisco Canola oil in all my recipes calling for oil. I’d love to win so I can try Crisco’s olive oils and see if they will taste good in the recipes I now use their Canola oil in.
B. Lechowicz
I use olive oil when making pizza or salad.
Lis
I love to use olive oil to saute onions and garlic with tomatoes and shrimp to put over angel hair pasta. I use it as often as I can. I love it!!!
Stephanie
I use olive oil almost exclusively in my everyday cooking…a favorite use is tossing with pasta and some sauteed garlic or blending with balsamic vinegar for dipping homemade bread!
Stephanie
I’m a subscriber!
angelface0821
My boyfriend is the cook in our home, and I know he uses oil often — he’ll make the most scrumptious eggplant parm and homemade dressings… he’d really love this set. Thanks!
Jennifer
I love using it in my bread machine recipes!
Kelly
I’m just starting to use olive oil because of the health benefits. I am using it to replace the vegetable oil that I used to cook things in. Thanks!
stephanie fuller
I use Olive oil as the base for home made dressings to sautee with. I especially like it with seafood dishes because it has a lighter taste than vegetable oil.
Shannon
My favorite use for olive oil is roasting veggies – especially asparagus and broccoli. It’s also the only oil I use in any Italian dish.
Shannon
I just subscribed to your e-mails!
Shannon
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Belenda
I substitute it for regular vegetable oil.
Petra
We use it in Salads
shirl
I brush olive oil on the bottom of my pizza dough or on the pizza pan. When it bakes, it makes the crust crispy just like at the pizzeria. Brush olive oil on the top of the crust and sprinkle on some basil, oregano and garlic powder before adding your sauce, cheese and pepperoni and you get one fabulous tasting pizza!
jodi
We use olive oil in just about everthing we make and have just recently switched to this one. We love it!
Kimberly
I have started tossing pasta with olive oil and garlic and adding chicken and vegetables (also cooked in a bit of olive oil and garlic). SO good!!
denice p
though i don’t really cook we ( my husband) uses oil oil when he makes pasta sauce. he used to be a cook so he knows all kinds of ways to use the oil. i usually like the olive oil with red vinegar to make a light dressing. thank you
kathy
silly me, i even use it when baking b/c i never could tell the difference. i use it all the time in everything.
jenny
Growing up in the deep south, we use tons of oil…. practically for starting out every meal. I have switched from bad oils to olive oil for most things. I love to sautee veggies in it, or drizzle on some garlic bread- Yum! This would be awesome to win-but don’t tell my husband- he has no idea that I made the switch a couple of years ago! haha!
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