Easy Guacamole

• 1 avocado
• 2 tablespoons Stonewall Kitchen Corn Salsa*

Mash avocado & mix in corn salsa. (No lime juice or salt necessary – all the flavor you need is in the salsa!).

*Product can be found at Vine & Olive

Watermelon Salad

• 5oz baby arugula
• 8c cubes of seedless watermelon
• 7oz feta cheese*
• 2tbsp balsamic glaze*

Arrange arugula over large platter. Scatter watermelon, then feta over. Drizzle with balsamic glaze.
Tip: Boil 3/4 cup of balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan until reduced to 3 tbsp (6-7 min).

*Product can be found at Vine & Olive

Lemon Cream & Mixed Berry Crepes

• 6 tbsp *Stonewall Kitchen Lemon Curd
• 1/4 cup Light Cream
• 1 cup *Stonewall Traditional Crepe Mix
• 6 ounces fresh mixed berries of choice
• Mint leaves for garnish

Stir Lemon Curd and Cream together until blended. Set aside. Follow directions on Traditional Crepe Mix package. Fold 2 crepes onto each plate and spoon the lemon cream on top. Add berries and mint to garnish.

Servings: 8 crepes

*Products can be found at Vine & Olive's market

Bucatini Pasta w/ Pesto & Semi-dry Tomatoes

• 1 lb package La Molisana Bucatini 12*
• 1/3 cup Oasis Olives Pesto Genovese*
• 1 jar Ciro "Semi" Dry Cherry Tomatoes*
• Parmesan* for serving

Cook Bucatini according to package directions. Add pesto & tomatoes. Mix well.  Serve with freshly grated Parmesan on top.

Serves 4

*Products can be found in Vine & Olive's market.

Chocolate Tahini Truffles

• 3oz bittersweet chocolate, melted
• ½ c. Tahini*
• 2 tbsp. Sugar
• 1 tsp. Salt, plus more
• 1 tsp. Vegetable Oil
• ¼ c. Black Wild Rice

Place a parchment-lined baking sheet in the fridge and chill. Mix chocolate, tahini, sugar and 1 tsp. salt in medium bowl with a rubber spatula; chill for 15 mins or until firm.

Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet until smoking. Cook rice, stirring constantly. After about 1 min. it will start to puff an pop open. Once all grain is popped, quickly transfer to paper towels; season with salt. Let cool (rice should be toasty and crisp).

Scoop chocolate mixture by the heaping teaspoonfull and roll into balls. Place on chilled baking sheet. Chill 5 mins, then roll in puffed rice to coat. Chill 10 mins then serve.

Servings: 20

*All products can be found at Vine & Olive

Feta with Sumac & Black Sesame Seeds

Healthy-ish Super Bowl Snack

• 1.5 lb Feta*, sliced 1/4" thick
• 1 tbsp fresh oregano
• 1.5 tsp black sesame seed
• 1.5 tsp ground sumac*
• Olive Oil* (for drizzling)
• Crackers* or Pita Bread* (for serving)

Divide feta among small serving dishes. Top with oregano, sesame, & sumac. Drizzle with oil; serve with crackers or pita bread.

Servings: 12

*Products can be found at Vine & Olive

The Perfect Cheese Board

Tips:

• Serve 1-2oz of cheese per person
• Mix of fresh, aged, soft & hard
• Arrange starting freshest/softest to ripest and most intense

*Cheeses (Choose 3 or more):

• Buffalo Mozzarella
• Beletoile Triple Cream
• Taleggio
• 6mo. Aged Manchego
• Pecorino
• Capricciosa Dolce Bleu

*Accoutrements:
Honey, Cornichons, Marcona Almonds, Mitica Quince Paste, Mix of Olives, Crackers or Warm Bread

*Special Equipment:
Chalkboard Cheese Board, Gourmet Cheese Knives, Cheese Markers

*All of these items can be found in the market at Vine & Olive!