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Recipes
If
you have never used herb vinegars, there is unlimited culinary pleasure
in store for you, and here are just a few of my favorite recipes.
| Appetizer-Marinated
Shrimp-4 Servings |
1/4
Cp Tarragon Vinegar
1/8 cp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/8 cp Canola Oil
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 tsp Capers, optional |
1/8
Cp Minced Shallots or scallions
1/8 Cp Sweet Green Pepper,minced
2 lbs shrimp , peeled and deveined
1 tbsp fresh chives, minced
1 clove garlic, minced |
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In
a pyrex or ceramic bowl combine all ingredients except shrimp.
Whisk together. Boil shrimp until just pink(approx. 2 min.).
Drain shrimp and add to marinade, stirring to coat. Cover
and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours before serving.
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| Main
Course-Chicken Breasts in Vinegar-Cream Sauce-4 Servings |
2
lbs skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1/3 cp low-fat or nonfat sour cream
3 tbsp canola oil
2/3 cp Basil Blush Wine Vinegar
3 tbsp sun-dried tomatoes, minced |
4
cloves garlic ,minced
3 tbsp fresh thyme , minced
3 tbsp fresh marjoram , minced
1/2 cp vegetable stock or water
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Sprinkle
chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Heat the oil over medium
heat in a large heavy teflon skillet. Add the chicken and
cook on both sides until golden. Add the garlic and cook until
soft, being careful not to burn. Sprinkle in the thyme and
marjoram, cover the pan,reduce heat to low, and cook for 15
minutes, or until the chicken breasts are cooked through.
Remove the chicken to a serving platter and keep warm. Increase
the heat to medium and pour in the vinegar, scraping the bottom
to loosen any bits. Add the stock or water and the sun dried
tomato. Stirring constantly, cook the sauce until reduced
by half. Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream. Pour
the sauce over the chicken and sprinkle with fresh minced
herbs.
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| Main
Course-Baked Fish-4 Servings |
2
lbs any flat fish fillet(flounder, lemon sole, orange roughy)
1/4 cp Thyme
Blush Vinegar
1/8 cp Extra Virgin Olive Oil |
1/4
tsp groumd Fennel
1/4 tsp Rosemary
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Mix
all ingredients except fish in a pyrex or ceramic bowl. Spray
baking pan with teflon coated spray or if you prefer rub pan
with just a touch of olive oil to keep fish from sticking.
Place fish in baking pan, brush on both sides and pour ingredients
over fish and let stand for 1/2 hr. Bake in same pan at 350
degrees until it flakes with a fork-approximately 1/2 hr.
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| Main
Course-Spicy Beef Stew-4 Servings |
1
1/2 lbs beef chuck, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 tbsp. Canola oil
1/2 cp Thyme Blush Vinegar
1/3 cp. Tomato Sauce
3 med. tomatos,peeled,seeded,chopped
1/2 tsp. ground cumin seeds
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 lbs. pearl onions, peeled
1/4 cp. fresh parsley, minced |
1
tbsp honey
1 tsp. salt
2 cloves garlic , minced
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp fresh rosemary , minced
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 bay leaf
1 cup water
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Preheat
oven to 300 degrees. In a heavy ovenproof pyrex or corning
casserole dish, warm the oil over medium-high heat. Add the
beef and brown on all sides. Add the vinegar, tomato sauce,tomatoes,
honey, salt, garlic, rosemary, cinnamon, cumin, black pepper,
cloves and bay leaf and stir. Add the water, onions and parsley.
Cover and bring to a boil, then place in oven. Bake for 1
hour or until the meat is tender, adding water if necessary.
Remove bay leaf before serving.
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| Diane's
Macaroni Salad |
1
16 oz box Elbow Macaroni, cooked
3 tbsp Mixed Herb Blush Vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced |
3
tbsp low fat Mayonnaise
3 carrots , finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste |
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a large pyrex or ceramic bowl combine all the ingredients. Cover
and refrigerate for several hours before serving to allow flavors
to blend.
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Garlic
and Basil Steak
Serve with sauteed peppers, onions and mushrooms. |
1/2
cp. olive oil
1/2 cp. hearty red wine
fresh ground pepper
fresh oregano |
1/2
cp. Mixed herb Blush vinegar
1 2" thick sirloin steak
fresh basil
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| Combine
oil, vinegar, red wine and pepper. Place steak in a glass dish,
pour marinade over steak and refrigerate overnight. Reserve
marinade and broil steak as desired. Heat marinade to boiling
point to thicken and serve as a side sauce. Garnish with basil
and oregano leaves. Serves 4
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RITA'S
SALAD DRESSINGS
Italian
Herb
3 Tbsp. olive oil
3/4 cp. Mixed Herb Blush Vinegar
2 tbsp diced parsley
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp. dijon mustard
Pinch salt and pepper
French
Vinaigrette
3 Tbsp olive oil
3/4 cp. Mixed Herb Blush Vinegar
2 tbsp. diced parsley
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. dijon mustard
Pinch salt and pepper
Sesame
Scallion
2 tbsp. sesame oil
2 tbsp. soy sauce(sodium reduced)
1 tsp. sugar
2 scallions, diced
3/4 cp. Tarragon Vinegar
1/4 cp. apple juice
Spice
Vinaigrette
1 tbsp. dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
Dash cinnimon
3 tbsp. Blueberry Wine Vinegar
1/3 cp. Walnut oil
Honey
Mustard
6 tsp. honey
6 tsp. hot chinese mustard
3 tsp. canola oil
3/4 cp Basil Blush Vinegar
Creamy
Tarragon Dressing
1 cp. low-fat mayonnaise
1/2 cp. low-fat sour cream
1 tbsp. Tarragon Vinegar
1 garlic clove
1 tbsp. anchovy paste
2 tbsp chopped fresh chives
2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
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