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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.

2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!

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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!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

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Comments

  3. Candra

    I can’t believe it took me so long to discover olive oil. I use it in our cooking and baking (except for sweets).

    My FAVORITE use for it is on salads. I drizzle olive oil, the juice of 1 lime (or lemon), and salt. The flavors are SO yummy together!!! TRY it! (Amazing over red lettuce, tomato, avocado, and red onion)

  6. gina

    I use olive oil in almost all my cooking (except sweets) my favorite use is for chimchurri (and with all the free bread from target I think I’ve gained a ton of weight – sigh) my recipe for chimchurri actually came from the crisco olive oil ad! thanks for your great blog!!

  8. Alison Scudder

    I use olive oil on any meat that I bake, fry, or grill. I also use it when I make salad dressing at home!! Love the stuff and would love to win. Thanks for the great blog and chance to win.

  9. Deborah Ball

    My husband and I have mastered the art of making great homemade pizzas. We love using the olive oil on our pizza crust prior to adding any ingredients. The olive oil gives the pizza a wonderful flavor and adds in the cooking process.

  11. Christine Smith

    I also use olive oil for everything other than sweets. I especially love it when sauteing veggies!

  14. Barbara Yamini

    I am already subscribed. I use olive oil when I cook vegetables, like fresh green beans and fresh greens. I don’t use any type of meat, just add the olive oil and different spices.

  15. Jaime S.

    I use it in place of veggie oil in almost everything too! Last night we had yummy sauted mushrooms cooked in a little olive oil and parsley, so good!

  17. Jenn

    I use olive oil when I fry veggies (zucchini, yellow squash) from the garden. I also use it when I fry potatoes for breakfast and make pizza crust. Thank you!!!

  18. Sarah R.

    I love to use olive oil for making pasta dishes, and I also have a very yummy reipe for rosemary bread. It’s makes far a great Italian night!

  19. Marlena U.

    It’s the only kind of oil we have in the house. We love it! We use it to sautee vegetables, in our baking, and everything Italian that we cook! Yummy!! m_huston(at)hotmail(dot)com

  23. Christine

    Olive oil is the only oil I have in my cupboard and we use it for everything, you name it, if it has oil in it, we use it. Thank you so much!