Mediterranean Diet Archives - The Tubby Olive https://thetubbyolive.com/tag/mediterranean-diet/ Gourmet Oils & Vinegars on Tap Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:16:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thetubbyolive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Tubby-favicon-512x512-1-32x32.png Mediterranean Diet Archives - The Tubby Olive https://thetubbyolive.com/tag/mediterranean-diet/ 32 32 Celebrate National Nutrition Month! https://thetubbyolive.com/2019/03/celebrate-national-nutrition-month/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:51:54 +0000 https://www.thetubbyolive.com/?p=8629 Gourmet Olive Oils & Vinegars and Foods of the Mediterranean Diet this Wednesday, March 20 11:30-2:00pm at St. Mary’s Medical Center Cafe The Mediterranean diet includes nuts, seeds, legumes, fruits, whole grains, seafood, and of course, extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). Some studies show that consuming about two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil daily […]

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The Mediterranean diet includes nuts, seeds, legumes, fruits, whole grains, seafood, and of course, extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). Some studies show that consuming about two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil daily may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease because of the monounsaturated fat in olive oil.
How do you get more olive oil into your diet? Use olive oil instead of butter and other fats in your cooking. Also, add some to your salads and vegetables. Our infused olive oils make it easy to add not only great nutrition to your foods, but superb flavor! Just try the Tubby Olive’s Garlic Olive Oil, Mushroom & Sage, Persian Lime and many more flavorful options. Add some of our balsamic vinegars, and you have a delicious, nutritious vinaigrette option. The combinations are endless…Lemon or Blood Orange Olive Oil with Fig Balsamic, Tuscan Herb Olive Oil & Sicilian Lemon Balsamic and many, many more! Check out burniva.com
Find out more about the Mediterranean Diet or at oasisnaturalcleaning.com and our olive oils and balsamic vinegars this Wednesday at St. Mary’s Medical Center Cafe in Langhorne on Wednesday, March 20, 11:30-2:00pm. Free samples!

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]]> Dill and Lemon White Bean Spread https://thetubbyolive.com/2018/07/dill-and-lemon-white-bean-spread/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:11:56 +0000 https://www.thetubbyolive.com/?p=7586 This recipe is healthy, delicious, and easy. Plus many of its fresh ingredients can come straight from your garden or local farm market: Spread 3 – 15.5 oz cans of white cannellini beans, drained (or 2.5 cups cooked cooled beans, drained) 2 cloves fresh garlic 1/3 cup Tubby Olive Dill Olive Oil 1 Tablespoon fresh […]

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Spread
3 – 15.5 oz cans of white cannellini beans, drained (or 2.5 cups cooked cooled beans, drained)
2 cloves fresh garlic
1/3 cup Tubby Olive Dill Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
Sea salt to taste
Your favorite Tubby Olive Extra Virgin Olive Oil for drizzling

Place the beans, garlic, dill olive oil and lemon juice in the bowl of a food processor or blender and process until creamy and smooth. Adjust seasoning based on the salt level of the beans. Refrigerate until the bean spread becomes a bit thick.

Mediterranean Summer Salad
1 cup cucumber cut into 1/2″ dice
1 cup fresh tomatoes diced or cherry tomatoes cut in half
2 tablespoons fresh chopped dill
2 tablespoons fresh chopped flat leaf parsley,
1/2 cup feta cheese
1/2 cup pitted olives, coarsely chopped or halved
1/4 cup Tubby Olive Extra Virgin Olive
2 tablespoons Tubby Olive Champagne Vinegar
1 teaspoon sea salt
fresh ground pepper to taste

Place the cut up vegetables in a sealable container. In a separate bowl, whisk the champagne vinegar with the salt until dissolved. Add the olive oil and pepper, and whisk to combine. Pour over the vegetables and allow to marinate refrigerated for no more than an hour.

To assemble, spoon the bean spread into a wide shallow bowl. Top with the marinated Mediterranean Summer Salad 619 roofing. Garnish the salad with freshly cut herbs, crumbled feta, olives, and an additional drizzle of olive oil. Serve cold with pita or grilled flatbread.

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