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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. Karen P

    My husband does most of the cooking in our household. He uses it in everything (except baking, i guess) and we never have enough around!!

    cooparkes at gmail dot com

  4. Lori A.

    Like you, I use it for almost anything instead of regular oil! I always put some in the pot of boiling water when I make spaghetti noodles, too.

    ljatwood at gmail dot com

  6. Margie Cain

    My husband’s mother always fried her eggs in olive oil. I have made my husband’s eggs that way for almost 25 years now! At first it is a little different flavor that the old bacon grease way… but it is much healthier and you get to liking it!!!

  11. ashleyc

    I use olive oil in almost all of my cooking, but my new favorite recipe that incorporates olive oil is a dish I make for my 12 month old daughter. I cut beets, sweet potatoes, carrots and sometimes regular potatoes into strips, toss them with olive oil on a cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees until they are soft. She loves them!!

  13. Anonymous

    We use olive oil when we saute garlic and onions when I make homemade sauce and make green beans with garlic and onion.
    I use the saute and grilling olive oil, I also use the olive oil on fresh

  14. amanda

    I use olive oil to sautee the millions of vegetables I eat.

    Great giveaway- olive oil is EXPENSIVE!

  20. James W

    We have replaced butter with Olive oil on the table. We dip bread,season vegetables, and meats as well.

  22. jffryclough

    we used to use a lot of butter when cooking but have switched (for the most part) to olive oil

  23. Hope

    My husband lived in Italy for 2 1/2 years. We use Olive Oil for EVERYTHING. In fact our dinner tonight was an olive oil pasta – Delicious!

    8T Olive Oil
    2 red vine tomatoes
    5 cloves garlic, pressed
    handfull fresh snipped parsley
    Salt
    Red Pepper
    1 C Parm cheese
    6 oz Angel Hair Pasta

    Start water for pasta and add when boiled. Saute garlic in olive oil, add tomatoes salt and red pepper. When pasta is done add parm cheese until melted. Stir in pasta.

    Enjoy!

  25. Tacy M

    I use olive oil for pretty much everything but baking treats, especially anything we do in a skillet!

  26. Jennifer

    I use olive oil for EVERYTHING! Anything that needs oil (besides baking a cake, etc. like you said) I use olive oil!!