Elevated Store-Bought Condiments

Ingredients for Creating Elevated Store-Bought Condiments

Green Olive Tapenade Pasta Salad

Ingredients (extra ingredients listed in directions)

• 1 clove garlic
• 1 cup pitted Picholine olives
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 4 anchovy fillets, packed in olive oil
• Handful of fresh parsley
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Freshly cracked black pepper
• Pasta (optional serving + type)

Directions

1. Add the ingredients to a food processor.
2. Drain the pasta and toss with the tapenade.
3. Allow to cool to room temperature.

Giardiniera Chicken or Fish

Ingredients (extra ingredients listed in directions)

• 1 jar of mild or spicey giardiniera
• Handful of fresh delicate herbs like basil and parsley, roughly chopped
• Handful of almonds roughly chopped
• Handful of golden raisins

Directions

1. Drain the giardiniera reserving the oil.
2. Finely chop giardiniera (or pulse in a food processor).
3. Fold with fresh herbs, raisins and almonds.
4. Serve over grilled chicken or roasted salmon.

Spicey Jarred Eggplant on Burrata with Fresh Bread

Ingredients

• Burrata
• Toasted butter bread
• Spicey eggplant

Directions

1. Spoon eggplant over burrata or serve on the side.

Pickle Juice Brined Chicken

Ingredients (extra ingredients listed in directions)

• Jar of pickles

Directions

1. Use your leftover pickle brine to brine a chicken before grilling or roasting. The result: delicious, tender, juicy chicken infused with dill and garlic.
2. Place a whole chicken in a bag with brine. Let marinate over night in the refrigerator. Pat dry with paper towel and discard brine. Grill or roast chicken.

Butterbeans, Olive oil & Finely Chopped Rosemary

Ingredients + Directions

• Can of butterbeans drained and rinsed
• Mix with olive oil, rosemary, lemon zest, salt