Entries by Fiona

Key Lime Balsamic Miso Dressing

This versatile, flavour-packed dressing makes everything taste better. Use in stir fries, over raw or roasted veggies, in salads, over noodles, with seafood or on sandwiches. Ingredients • 1 heaping tablespoon white or yellow miso • 2 tablespoons Key Lime White Balsamic • 1 tablespoon Honey Ginger White Balsamic • 3 tablespoons Garlic Olive Oil • 1 tablespoon UP […]

Researchers Uncover Neuroprotective Effect of Picholine Olive Oils

The Mediterranean diet is well known for its variety of positive health benefits, many of those benefits attributed to the ample consumption of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). Several studies have recognized the role EVOO plays in reducing oxidative stress, which is a key factor in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions. Read article…

Best Balsamic BBQ Sauce… EVER!

Ingredients: ½ cup brown sugar 1½ cups ketchup ¼ cup molasses 1 cup Balsamic – your choice  (UP dark balsamic works best here) 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons dry mustard 2 tablespoons Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. Baklouti Olive Oil, UP EVOO or any fused/infused olive oil of your choice, or a mix of […]

Sushi Dipping Sauce

If you want an alternative to soy sauce, try this easy, delicious sushi dipping sauce.  Serve with pickled ginger and wasabi sauce on the side. Needed for this recipe: Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. Honey Ginger White Balsamic Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. Japanese Roasted Sesame Seed Oil Ingredients: 3 Tablespoons Sunshine Coast Olive Oil […]

Matt’s Smokey-Maple Salmon

Matt excels at simple recipes that use few ingredients, and this wonderful recipe is no exception.   Needed for this recipe: • Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. Olive Wood Smoked Olive Oil • Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. Maple Aged Dark Balsamic Vinegar • Sea Salt (check out our sea salt collection)   Ingredients: • 1 […]

Strawberry-Raspberry Fizz

Needed for this recipe: • Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. Cascadian Wild Raspberry Aged White Balsamic   Ingredients: • 750 ml of cold sparkling water (we use a soda stream and our local award-winning Gibsons water) • 2-3 teaspoons Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. Cascadian Wild Raspberry Aged White Balsamic  (adjust amount depending on how […]

Caprese Salad with a Canadian Twist

Red and white are Canadian colours, eh?  So why not add a maple twist to this classic dish?   Needed for this recipe: • Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. Basil Olive Oil • Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. Maple Aged Dark Balsamic Vinegar • Morton and Basset Tricolour Peppercorns (you need a grinder) optional: serve […]