These Pure Flavor® beverages are healthy alternatives to sugar-packed drinks, highlighting greenhouse grown vegetables available year-round for your New Year’s Eve parties.
Step Four: Glass to Glass Cocktails
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Step Three: Feast-Worthy Sides
These Pure Flavor® side dishes are guaranteed to be proper holiday sidekicks or flavorful main entrees.
Pure Flavor® ‘Sun-dried’ Roma Tomatoes
Ingredients:
- 2lbs Pure Flavor® Roma Tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Dried thyme leaves
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 250F.
- Place tomato halves cut-side up on a baking sheet and season with salt. Let stand for 20 minutes.
- Roast in oven until slightly dry, but still juicy; about 4 hours.
- Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with thyme.
- Store in refrigerator.
Step Two: Epic Make Ahead Apps
Appetizers that can be prepped in advance and used for those surprise visits, or for your holiday parties.
Roasted Aurora Sweets™
Ingredients
- 2 3pk Aurora Sweets™ Long Sweet Peppers, washed and dried
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- Salt
- Black Pepper
Directions:
- Position oven rack as high as it will go. Preheat oven, set to broil.
- Line Aurora Sweets™ on baking sheet, and place in oven. Rotate to ensure all sides are blackened; about 6 minutes per side.
- Place blackened Aurora Sweets™ in a clean paper bag, and fold the top closed. Keep Aurora Sweets™ in bag for 15 minutes.
- Remove Aurora Sweets™ from the paper bag, and peel the skins with your fingers. Cut tops off, slice in halves and remove seeds.
- In a skillet, heat olive oil. Add garlic and cook until browned. Add Aurora Sweets™, salt and pepper and sauté for 8-10 minutes.
- Let Aurora Sweets™ cool to room temperature before storing in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
Bread and Butter Gourmet Baby™ Pickles
Ingredients
- 25 Gourmet Baby™ Seedless Cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- ½ cup salt
- 3 cups cider vinegar
- 5 cups sugar
- 2 tbsp. mustard seeds
- 1 ½ tsp. celery seed
- ½ tsp. whole cloves
- 1 tbsp. ground turmeric
Directions:
- In a large bowl, mix together Gourmet Baby™ slices, garlic and salt. Allow to stand approximately 3 hours.
- In a large saucepan, mix cider vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, celery seed, whole cloves and turmeric. Bring to a boil.
- Drain liquid from Gourmet Baby™ mixture. Stir mixture into the boiling vinegar mixture. Remove from heat shortly before the combined mixtures return to a boil.
- Transfer to sterile containers. Seal and chill in the refrigerator until serving.
Marinated Marzanito™
Ingredients
- 1 10oz bag Marzanito™
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. dried Italian herbs
- 1 tbsp. dehydrated garlic, minced
- Sea salt
- Black pepper, freshly ground
Directions:
- In a bowl, mix Marzanito™, olive oil, dried Italian herbs, dehydrated garlic, salt and pepper till evenly coated.
- Store in airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature.
Step One: Dec the Halls
Create beautiful and edible table decorations using our Heirloom Tomatoes, Pure Flavor® Sweet Bell Peppers and Sangria®. Sometimes the best (and easiest) decorations are as practical as they are pretty.
The ULTIMATE Pure Flavor® Sandwich
In honor of National Sandwich Day, we created the best vegetarian sandwich you will EVER try! It is filled with a wide variety of our flavorful produce and a few extras. Give it a go, and let us know what you think!
Ingredients
- 1 3pk Aurora Sweets™ – long, sweet peppers, seeded and sliced in half
- 2 Pure Flavor® Baby Eggplants, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 Pure Flavor® Heirloom Tomato, thinly sliced
- 1 Pure Flavor® English Cucumber, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 Boston Green Living Lettuce™, leaves peeled
- 2 portobello mushrooms
- 2 green zucchini, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 red onion, peeled and sliced into rounds
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp. basil, chopped
- 1 tbsp. parsley, chopped
- 1 tbsp. chives, chopped
- 2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 loaf ciabatta bread, sliced
- olive oil
- balsamic glaze
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Mix basil, parsley and chives with ricotta cheese and set aside.
- Arrange sliced Aurora Sweets™, Pure Flavor® Baby Eggplants, portobello mushrooms, green zucchini and red onion on a baking tray. Sprinkle vegetables with dried oregano and minced garlic, then drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until soft. Remove from oven.
- Drizzle olive oil on ciabatta bread slices and toast in oven till edges are browned.
- Spread herbed ricotta cheese on bread slices. Top bottom slices with layers of roasted vegetables. Top roasted vegetables with sliced Pure Flavor® Heirloom Tomato and Pure Flavor® English Cucumber. Drizzle with balsamic glaze, then top with Boston Green Living Lettuce™.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Pure Flavor® Nachos with Aurora Bites™
Ingredients:
- 5 lbs Aurora Bites™ Mini Peppers, washed, deseeded and halved
- 1 tsp. vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups chicken, cooked and shredded
- 1/2 package taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
- Toppings:
- 1 Pure Flavor Beefsteak Slicer Tomato, washed and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups low-fat shredded cheddar/Monterey jack cheese blend
- 1 cup black olives, sliced
- 1 avocado, chopped
- 1 cup low-fat sour cream
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and ¾ of green onions and stir 1 minute. Mix in shredded chicken, taco seasoning, water and red pepper flakes. Stir until evenly covered. Reduce temperature to low and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Arrange sliced Aurora Bites™ Mini Peppers close together in a single layer on a baking sheet. Spoon chicken mixture evenly over the Aurora Bites™ Mini Peppers. Top with cheese.
- Bake for 7 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven, and sprinkle toppings. Serve and enjoy!
Tips
- For vegetarian option, substitute chicken with extra-firm tofu, and add a cup of black beans.
- Add chopped herbs like cilantro or coriander for extra flavor.
- For extra crunch, add additional toppings like chopped Pure Flavor® Living Lettuce.
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