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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

  5. valerie m

    love olive oil – use it all the time – especially like the way it brings out the flavor of veggies :)

  8. Lisa

    I use olive oil for just about anything except sweets. We much prefer the taste over veg oil, especially when making dressings.

  9. Denise

    We use olive oil a lot for noodle salads, cooking pasta so it won’t stick, and in lots of great rice recipes.

  10. donna gonzalez

    i use it in all of my cooking, but especially with balsalmic vinegar over, cut up tomatoes, onions, garlic, and feta cheese….yuuuummy

  11. Mary D

    At my house we love to use olive oil in most cold dishes .. it’s even great in potato and noodle salads; however a friend of mine whose husband is a diabetic DOES use olive oil in her diabetic sweet baked goods (I’ve tasted a few of them) and they actually taste great! (I’m not so sure mine would turn out as well as hers do, but honestly she uses olive oil in EVERYTHING… of course, she’s a true Italian great cook so maybe she knows what she’s doing LOL)

  13. Lauren

    When ever I cook a roast chicken or turkey I baste it with olive oil before I put on my seasonings. Its a guaranteed moist bird.

  16. Heather C

    We use it a lot too. One of my favorite ways to make green beans is to coat them with a generous amount of olive oil and kosher salt. Bake until done. Mmmmmm :)

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  19. Emily Dennis

    Olive oil replaced vegetable oil for cooking in our house over a year ago. I have used and love the crisco brand.

  24. SANDY

    I use it for almost everything too…after draining water toss a little with the noodles to make them a little bit more flavorful and so they don’t stick. I use when baking breads and biscuits also sprinkling on the bottom of the pan for nonstick. Add a few herbs – and you have a light dressing for a salad. Have never seem the Crisco in the store so would love to try.

  25. Margaret Smith

    We use olive oil in most of our cooking. We use it on pasta, breads, frying, salads, almost everything.
    Thanks so much and please enter me.

  26. Rebecca W

    I use olive oil on salads and almost everything else that I am cooking instead of using veg oil or canola oil.