The Spicy Olive’s Peach Spinach Salad

Ripe peach is a delicious summer flavor that can be enjoyed all year with The Spicy Olive’s Ripe Peach white balsamic vinegar! Here is a great salad that showcases that wonderful peachy goodness.

This salad would be a delicious main dish topped with grilled chicken or shrimp!

The Spicy Olive's Peach Spinach Salad

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package baby spinach
  • 1/4 cup purple onion sliced
  • 1/2 cup pecans chopped and toasted
  • 1/3 cup goat or feta cheese crumbled
  • 1/4 cup The Spicy Olive's single varietal extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup The Spicy Olive Ripe Peach white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 ripe peach cut into cubes

Method
 

  1. Place baby spinach in a salad bowl.
  2. Top with sliced red onion, crumbled cheese, peach chunks and toasted pecans.
  3. Combine Ripe Peach balsamic and Single Varietal olive oil in a small bowl with a whisk. Add pepper if desired.
  4. Pour salad dressing mixture over salad. Toss to evenly coat. Serve and Enjoy!

Peach, Mango, Tomato Caprese Salad

Spicy Olive Gives New Twist on Caprese Salad

https://www.fox19.com/video/2019/07/23/fox-am-xtra-exploring-fall-flavors-with-spicy-olive

The Spicy Olive was on The Fox Morning Show, July 23, 2019. Melanie Cedargren, owner of The Spicy Olive demonstrated some different twists on a summer favorite, The Caprese Salad. Melanie prepared the Traditional Caprese Salad with fresh sliced tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and fresh basil finished with a drizzle of The Spicy Olive’s Fresh extra virgin olive oil and a reduction of our Traditional Aged 18 Year balsamic vinegar.

Then Melanie did 2 creative twists on the Caprese, a Strawberry Caprese Pasta Salad featuring The Spicy Olive’s Basil olive oil and our Strawberry balsamic vinegar and a Peach, Mango and Tomato Caprese Salad with our Ripe Peach white balsamic vinegar and one of our delicious fresh extra virgin olive oils.

These salads are so full of summer flavors and will complement any meal!

Squalene and A- Tocopherol Levels in Spicy Olive Fresh Olive Oils

New Southern Hemisphere Olive Oils Are Here!
    The Spicy Olive is committed to offering the freshest olive oils to our customers. Fresh olive oils are healthy olive oils, full of biophenols that impact your health in very positive ways. Our two new olive oils arrived from Chile this week, an Arbequina and a Koroneiki, both robust with significant biophenol counts. These oils were harvested and crushed in May/June, 2019. You will also notice new information on our fusti tags. We are now providing Squalene and A-Tocopherols (vitamin E) counts!
     Squalene is a component in olive oil that benefits your cardiovascular system, lowering blood pressure, increasing good cholesterol and lowering bad cholesterol levels. Squalene is also very good for your skin, increasing skin lipid levels and protecting from skin cancer. Squalene is a major intermediary in the biosynthesis of sterols, including cholesterol, steroid hormones and Vitamin D. Squalene also has potent antioxidant activity (scavenge of free radicals) Studies have shown Squalene to kill breast cancer cells in petri dishes. More studies on this are under way. Squalene numbers in extra virgin olive oil range from 2000-9000ppm. Some of our incoming Southern Hemisphere olive oils exceed 9000ppm!
        A-Tocopherols is a form of Vitamin E that is absorbed and accumulated in humans.
Recommended daily allowance of Vitamin E is 10mg/day.
The concentration of Vitamin E in extra virgin olive oil varies between 15-300 mg/kg which is 30% of RDA.
Vitamin E deficiency causes neurological problems due to poor nerve conduction and anemia due to oxidative damage to red blood cells.
EVOO that contain A-Tocopherols also reduce the risk of atherosclerosis by preventing lipoprotein oxidation and reduction of free radical production.
Fresh olive oils deliver numerous health benefits and they also taste better! Life is too short and your health is too important to eat old, substandard olive oil!

The Spicy Olive-Wine Tastings July 26 and 27, Aug. 2 and 3, 2019

Sample some delicious wines at The Spicy Olive’s wine tasting every Friday from 4-7pm and Saturdays from 3-6pm.

The next two weeks we are tasting the following delicious wines:

Bellechasse, Bordeaux Blanc

Joseph Carr, Chardonnay

Freakshow Cabernet Sauvigon

Pierre Usseglio & Fils Panorama

 

Spicy Olive Wine Tastings- July 12, 13, 19 and 20, 2019

The Wine Cellar at The Spicy Olive will be tasting some terrific wines in July!

Locations “NZ” Sauvignon Blanc (not pictured)-A great summer wine from New Zealand

Kenwood Sonoma Chardonnay – A creamy and fresh Chardonnay; balanced and friendly.

Kenwood Sonoma Pinot Noir- nice mushroom and cola on the nose, medium bodied.

Intrinsic Cabernet Sauvignon – great for summer BBQ, a fruit-forward cab!

Each $2 a pour; $7 total if tasting all 4 wines.

Peach, Mango, Tomato Caprese Salad

The Spicy Olive’s Peach, Mango and Tomato Caprese Salad

This salad combines many summer flavors into one delicious side dish! Fresh summer peaches, tropical mangoes and tomatoes are complemented by The Spicy Olive’s Ripe Peach or Alfoos Mango white balsamic vinegar. A taste treat that will delight the whole family!

Peach, Mango, Tomato Caprese Salad

The Spicy Olive's Peach, Mango and Tomato Caprese Salad

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 medium peaches pitted and cubed
  • 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes sliced in half
  • 1 8 oz. package fresh mozzerella balls small or halved
  • 1 cup mango chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh basil chopped
  • 1/4 cup The Spicy Olive's Ripe Peach balsamic vinegar or The Spicy Olive's Alfoos Mango balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup The Spicy Olive's Cilantro and Roasted Onion Olive Oil or The Spicy Olive's single varietal olive oil

Method
 

  1. Place first four ingredients in a salad bowl. Drizzle with The Spicy Olive's Peach or Mango balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Toss to evenly coat. Sprinkle salad with fresh chopped herbs. Serve and enjoy!

Strawberry Pasta Salad

The Spicy Olive’s Strawberry Pasta Salad

Here is a great side dish for your summer BBQs, pool parties or other gatherings! Delicious summer strawberries highlight this warm weather salad!

Strawberry Pasta Salad

The Spicy Olive's Strawberry Pasta Salad

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb. Farfalle Pasta or Penne cooked according to package instructions
  • 3 cups baby spinach leaves or arugula or field greens mix
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries sliced
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup toasted almonds or Sweet and Spicy peacans Pecans available at The Spicy Olive
  • 1/4 cup The Spicy Olive's Strawberry balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup The Spicy Olive's Basil Olive Oil or The Spicy Olive's single varietal extra virgin olive oil
  • fresh basil leaves to garnish salad

Method
 

  1. Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain and rinse with cold water. Coat with a Tablespoon of Basil or Single varietal olive oil to keep from sticking together and toss.
  2. Place cooled pasta in a salad bowl. Top with sliced strawberries, spinach or arugula or mix, pecans or almonds, feta cheese and toss.
  3. Drizzle Strawberry balsamic and remainder of Basil or single varietal olive oil over pasta salad. Toss to coat salad evenly with balsamic and olive oil.
  4. Sprinkle top of salad with fresh basil and serve!