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Welcome to the Spicy Olive Scoop

Here you’ll find our blog, descriptions of products, and recipes! We hope you enjoy all of these little tidbits and bites of culinary inspiration!

If you’re looking for descriptions of our fresh Extra Virgin Olive Oils or del

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Roasted Walnut Oil

Flavor: Just like a roasted walnut

Complements: Salads,

Vinegar Pairings: Red Apple, Pumpkin Spice

Ideas:

  1. Combine with our Red Apple Balsamic Vinegar for a fresh, fall-flavored salad dressing
  2. Perfect with the Cranberry Pear Gorgonzol

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Roasted Sesame Oil

Flavor: All of the flavors that you enjoy in roasted sesames in an oil

Complements: Salads, Stir-Fry, and any other Asian dish

Vinegar Pairings: Honey Ginger, Tangerine, Lemongrass Mint

Ideas:

  1. Use in any Asian Stir-Fry or similar dish for

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Butternut Squash Seed Oil

Due to customer requests – we’ve added this delicious specialty oil!

Flavor: Wonderful roasted, nutty flavor

Complements: Salads or as a finishing oil

Vinegar Pairings: Pair with any of our fine balsamic vinegars

Ideas:

  1. Co

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Strawberry Shortcake

This one is a lot like our Easy Peasy Pie Filling post and makes a delicious summer desert.

You can use store-bought spongecake or make your own homemade shortcake:

Preheat oven to 425F.

2 1/3 c. baking mix (like Bisquick)
1/2 c. milk
3 tbsp. su… Read more

Easy Peasy Pie Fillings

Store-bought pie filling is full of all kinds of chemicals and preservatives. And if you have kids, you probably know exactly how much sugar it has too!

But pies are the definition of all-American desert, and as summer approaches, so does pi… Read more

The Spicy Olive Coming to Hyde Park

The Spicy Olive is happy to announce that our second store will be opening in Hyde Park Square in early summer 2013! We will be located at the corner of Erie Avenues and Michigan Avenues. We will feature the same great fresh olive oils and aged b… Read more

Northern Hemisphere Single Varietal Olive Oils

     The fresh olive oils from the Northern Hemisphere are now at The Spicy Olive! Freshness is so important to an olive oil. All the good things that make olive oil healthy for you dissipate and disappear over time. The polyp… Read more

New Study Touting Benefits of Olive Oil


The New England Journal of Medicine released a study on February 25, 2013 showing dramatic reduction of cardiovascular events in people cons

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Mediterranean Barley Salad

2 cups vegetable broth

1 cup barley
1 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup Kalamata olives, chopped & pitted
1/2 cucumber or zucchini, chopped
red onion, diced
2/3 cup chopped parsley
cherry tomatoes, halved
avocado, chopped
feta cheese c

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