Spring Caprese Appetizer/Salad (Hibiscus Lychee, Pear, Mango, Strawberry or Orange Guava Balsamic)

It's fun to change out the traditional components of a caprese appetizer to create something just a bit different.
This time we used golden beets in addition to tomato and swapped out arugula for fresh basil.

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Anne's Famous Smoky Dressing (Fig, Maple, Pear or Mango Balsamic & Smoked Olive Oil)

At the Farmers' Markets, many of you have asked me to relay my recipe for this dressing. After repeating it about 100 times, I  decided it would be much more efficient to just add it to this blog! When you add a bit of smoke to your dressing, it’s like your salad is filled with smoked bacon, or smoked cheddar chunks, or smoked fish … etc.

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Smoky Apple Vinaigrette & Bacon Salad (Maple Balsamic & Smoked Olive Oil)

Our friends Adam and Joanne of Inspired Taste came up with these great recipes.

According to Adam and Joanne, "We are big fans of homemade salad dressing. It’s quick, easy and so flexible. Our basic recipe is to combine vinegar + Dijon mustard + something sweet + olive oil. For this, we went with apple cider vinegar and maple syrup then instead of using regular olive oil, we used a smoked olive oil. It adds a great backbone to the dressing and works so well with the bacon."

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Asian Noodle Salad (Persian Lime Olive Oil and Pear Balsamic)

This is another of our Miracle Noodle-inspired recipes! (The other is our Tex Mex Salad.)

This Asian Noodle Salad was chosen over pasta and potato salads by a panel of kids under 10 at our food demo at the Orange County Fair. We were so surprised that they asked for seconds of this. Kids know best!

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