Zov's Marinated Olive Salad Recipie

Zov's Marinated Olive Salad Recipie

Ingredients:
3 cups cracked green Greek olives
1 serrano chili -- seeds and veins removed, minced
1 bunch cilantro -- chopped
1 large ripe tomato -- diced
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/8 teaspoon Aleppo pepper (or 1/16 teaspoon ground cayenne and 1/16 teaspoon dried red chili flakes)
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
Toasted pita chips
Lemon slices cut in half -- for garnish

Cooking Directions:
Cut each piece of pita bread into 12 triangles to make pita chips.
Bake on a baking sheet in a single layer in a 350 degree oven until crisp.
Or fry in olive oil until crisp and drain thoroughly on paper towels.
Serve salad chilled or at room temperature.
Garnish with lemon slices and accompany with pita chips.

Makes 14 servings

Zov's Armenian Rice Pudding Recipie

Zov's Armenian Rice Pudding Recipie

Ingredients:
2 cups short-grain rice, such as
Cal Rose or Arborio rice
4 cups water
9 1/2 cups milk
3 cups cream
1 1/3 cups sugar
4 vanilla beans -- cut in half
lengthwise and seeds scraped from pod (use both pod and seeds)
Fresh berries such as blueberries,
blackberries, raspberries and strawberries, for garnish - (optional)
3/4 cup shelled pistachios -- for garnish, (optional)

Cooking Directions:
In a large pot, soak rice in water for 1/2 hour.
Simmer, uncovered, until water is absorbed.
Allow rice to sit off heat until the consistency of thick paste.
Add milk, cream, sugar and vanilla; stir to combine.
Cook on medium heat until the consistency of creme anglaise (medium-thick custard sauce).
Cover with plastic wrap while still warm to prevent a skin from forming on top.
Refrigerate overnight.
Presentation: Zov likes to serve this pudding in a large glass bowl garnished with fresh berries and pistachios.

This recipe yields 12 servings.

Nutritional data per serving: Calories, 534;
protein, 10 grams;
carbohydrates, 64 grams;
fat, 18 grams;
cholesterol, 108 milligrams;
sodium, 118 milligrams.

Hidden Valley's Ranch-Style Dressing Mix Recipie

Hidden Valley's Ranch-Style Dressing Mix Recipie

Ingredients:
DRESSING MIX
15 saltines
2 cups dried minced parsley flakes
1/2 cup dried minced onion
2 tablespoons dried dill weed
1/4 cup onion salt
1/4 cup garlic salt
1/4 cup onion powder
1/4 cup garlic powder
SALAD DRESSING
1 tablespoon Dressing Mix -- from the above
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup buttermilk

Cooking Directions:
Put crackers through blender on high speed until powdered.
Add parsley, minced onions, and dill weed.
Blend again until powdered.
Dump into bowl.
Stir in onion salt, garlic salt, onion powder, and garlic powder.
Put into container with tight-fitting lid.
Store dry mix at room temperature for 1 year.
Makes 42 one-tablespoon servings.
To use mix -- Combine mix, mayonnaise, and buttermilk.

Makes 1 pint of dressing