Recipes — Sauces/Salsas/Marinades
The Best Chocolate Syrup - Created by The Smart Foodie for The Smart Foodie Cooking Class, this unique syrup or drizzle uses honey as a sweetener and is SO delicious. Features the Chocolate Balsamic.
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Caramelized Onions - A simple recipe that develops the sweet onion flavour, enhanced by the Butter Olive Oil and Honey Ginger White Balsamic.
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Spicy Bean Salsa - Rich black beans and sweet corn are balanced by tomatoes - and spicy jalapeños! - in this hearty salsa. Serve with taco chips, or over chicken or fish tacos! Features the House Blend Olive Oil and Jalapeno White Balsamic.
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Gochujang Mayo - Use this flavoured condiment to dip with fries, use as a sandwich spread, or as a dressing for cold pasta salad. Use any variety of flavoured balsamic to make your own flavour creation! Submitted by Candace Dyck.
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Easy No Cook Salsa - For an easy salsa that is outstanding in flavour, try this recipe. Features our Lime White Balsamic and our Cilantro & Red Onion Olive Oil.
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Balsamic Cocktail Sauce - Try this delicious alternative to traditional cocktail sauce, especially if you don't love horseradish. It's on the sweeter side, but it is perfect for seafood.Your shrimp will love you! Featuring our Rosemary Olive Oil, Honey Pepper Vinegar our Moscatel Wine Vinegar. Tested at our Easy Holiday Entertaining Cooking Class.
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Lavender Marinade - An excellent marinade for fish or poultry. Features our Lavender Balsamic and Herbes de Provence Olive Oil.
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Sweet Zucchini Relish - Sorry, grandma, we've tweaked a traditional favourite again! This sweet and savoury relish hits the spot and the new flavour options found in our shop means your old favourite is new again. Try with Bianco or Pinot Nero Rose Balsamic for an enhanced but traditional taste - or try with Garlic or Jalapeno White Balsamic for something really fun!
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Smoky Citrus Mop Sauce - The smokiness and citrus zing comes through with the gentle undertone of herbs and black pepper. Delicious! Features our Smoke Mesquite Olive Oil and Lemon White Balsamic. Use as a marinade or true mop sauce to build up layers of flavour!
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Pico de Gallo - Wonderful for all types of dishes. Features our Cilantro & Red Onion Olive Oil and our Lime White Balsamic. Tested in our Brunch Cooking Class.
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Easy Pan-Seared Chicken in Creamy Alfredo Sauce - A lighter version of the traditional cream-based sauce, this recipe uses milk and the Garlic and Butter Olive Oils to recreate the flavours we all love. So very easy for a weeknight meal.
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Cheese Fondue - A very fun and unique dish, with depth of flavour from a surprising source - Cherry Balsamic! Give it a try and allow the hint of cherry to complement the rich cheese and tart/dry white wine. Features our Garlic Olive Oil as well.
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Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce - A roasting technique that brings out a depth of flavour in your tomato sauce that will surprise you! The caramelization of the tomato is key to the flavour development - the Tuscan Herbs Olive Oil, Oregano Spice Blend, and Smokehouse Peppercorns help, too! Submitted by Bev Penner.
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Easy Espresso BBQ Sauce - Not only is this recipe easy to make it is delicious! The Chipotle Olive Oil and Espresso Balsamic give it exceptional flavour and it a great replacement for store bought sauce.
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Espresso BBQ Sauce - Uses our Chipotle Olive Oils (can also use Mexican Spice or Aji Verde Olive Oils), along with Espresso Balsamic. We tested this sauce in our Maple Baked Bean recipe at our Customer Appreciation Days and it was a huge customer favourite!
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