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Party Threads
Skewer sun-dried tomatoes, basil and baby bocconcini for surprise mouthfuls of colour and flavour.
Try these other irresistible combinations - all work well interlaced with a fragrant fresh basil leaf:
- Char-grilled Capsicum and cubes of goats' feta cheese
- Pitted Kalamata olives and cubes of rare barbequed tuna
- Yellow egg tomatoes and Pitted Kalamata olives
- Semi-dried tomatoes and Australian feta cheese
- Char-grilled capsicum and leg ham
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Tasty 'Taters
Toss pitted Kalamata olives, baby capers, chopped semi-dried or sun-dried tomatoes into potato salads.
Top oven baked potatoes with sour cream, chopped semi-dried tomato and shredded basil.
Add finely chopped Jalapeno chillies to a mashed avocado; mix in a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream. Serve with potato wedges.
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Stylish Stuffing
Chopped sun-dried or semi-dried tomatoes add zest to stuffing for a chicken or turkey.
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Sensational Summer Salads
Toss blanched green beans, cherry tomatoes, pitted Kalamata olives and sliced semi-dried tomatoes. Dress with balsamic dressing and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Add chopped char-grilled capsicum to cous cous salad.
Stir Jalapeno chillies through mixed bean salad.
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A Quick Dip
Place ½ cup of drained char-grilled capsicum, 125g cream cheese and ½ t.phpoon smoked paprika into a food processor; process until smooth. Serve with toasted Turkish bread.
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Goats' Cheese Canapes
Spread small rounds of sour dough toast with olive spread, top with goats' cheese and sprinkle with baby capers.
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Salmon and Cream Cheese Melt
Open pita bread and spread with spreadable cream cheese. Top with smoked salmon; sprinkle with a few capers and plenty of ground black pepper. Close
the bread and spray each side with olive oil. Toast in a sandwich press until heated through.
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Spiced-Up Spaghetti Bolognese
Roughly chop semi-dried or sun-dried tomatoes and add to your spaghetti bolognese sauce. For a spicy hit add chopped Jalapeno chilli too.
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Best Tartare Sauce
The perfect partner to fried or grilled fish. Simply combine ¾ cup quality mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons lightly mashed baby capers, ¼ cup finely
chopped gherkins, 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley, ¼ cup finely chopped shallots, 2 t.phpoons lemon juice, salt and plenty of cracked black pepper.
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Marinating your own Olives
Drain your olives and use your imagination to marinate them.
Here are some following suggestions:
- Garlic, dill and lemon rind.
- Chilli flakes, lime and parsley
- coriander, garlic and lemon juice
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- pink peppercorns, fennel and cumin
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