Traditional Balsamic Vinegar For Oil And Vinegar Recipes And Gifts
hey guys, it’s ro! summer is just aroundthe corner i live in southern california, so it's starting to get very hot here! and in thesummertime i love eating cooler and lighter foods. and, i got a lot of requestsfrom you guys to share some of my favorite summer recipes, so that is exactlywhat we’re gonna be doing today. today we’re gonna be making 3 of my favoritesummertime recipes. let’s get started! the first summertime treat that we are gonnabe making are these fresh fruit popsicles. the things you will need, willbe: a popsicle mold, fresh mint, oranges, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries,peach and mango coconut water,
and some lemonade! i found all of these ingredients for the recipesthat i’m making today at walmart, when i was there running someerrands, i noticed that they are carrying fresh and locally grown produce now.just remember locally grown produce varies by store, and these arethe ones that i found. i am a big fan of locally grown food and ithought that this was really cool! so i decided to team up with them to makethe recipes in this video! i’m gonna be making 2 different kinds ofpopsicles today, the first is a berry lemonade. so the first thing that we’regonna do is i’ve got our fresh berries,
raspberries, blackberries and blueberries,and a cutting board. and i’m gonna cut our raspberries and blackberriesin 1/2, just gives it a little bit more space when it’s in the popsicle,little bit easier to eat. now we’re gonna place them inside our popsiclemolds, i’m just gonna be using the 3 popsicle molds, because we’re making 2recipes. so open up 3 of ‘em and place your berries inside. i fill mine almostall the way to the top. after you’ve filled the molds with berries,we’re gonna pour in our lemonade! you’re gonna fill it all the way to thetop. the second popsicle recipe that we’re gonnabe making is a fruity mint
popsicle. i love mojitos, i feel like anythingwith a little bit of mint just tastes so refreshing. and the first thingthat we’re gonna do to make these popsicles is we’re gonna cut our oranges.we’re gonna cut off the 2 ends… 1… 2! then we’re gonna cut off the sides, cuttingoff the rind. then we’re gonna cut thin orange slices that will fit insidethe popsicle mold. i’m gonna put a few blueberries in first,and then i picked a few pieces of mint leaf, off my little mint plant over here andi washed them in the sink, make sure that you rinse them with water.
i’m gonna put a few little mints in there.then an orange slice. few more blueberries, another mint leaf, anotherorange slice. i think i can fit in some more blueberries,so i’m gonna do it! we’ve got our fruity mint pops filled, andnow we are gonna pour in our peach and mango flavored coconut water. and just like our other popsicles we’regonna place on the tops. now we’re gonna pop these in the freezer,i like to let them freeze for about 6 hours, every freezer is different dependingon your settings, but mine take about 6 hours to freeze. once your popsiclesare frozen they’re
ready to eat! just pull off the top… whaw! so cute, i love it! the berries turned thelemonade pink. ohmp! oh my gosh that’s so good. ohm, ohm, ohm, ohm! the second summertime recipe is 1 that i liketo nom on for lunch and dinner. it’s an italian inspired avocado bruschetta. the things you’ll need to make this willbe: fresh wheat french bread, they bake this daily fresh, at the store.fresh basil, olive oil,
1 cup of balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, grapetomatoes, mozzarella pearls, 2 firm, slightly ripe avocados, and 1 lemon. the first thing that we’re gonna do is we’regonna heat our balsamic vinegar, it’s really easy to do this and the reasoni like to do it, so that when you drizzle it over your bruschetta it willstick right on there, and it has a lot of flavor! it just thickens up yourbalsamic vinegar a little bit. so now we’re gonna take our balsamic vinegar,and a saucepan, and this spatula, over to the stove! pour the balsamic vinegar into the saucepan.bring it to a boil on
medium-high heat. once boiling, reduce theheat to low, and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes to thicken. we want to reduce the vinegar by 1/2. stiroccasionally so it does not burn on the bottom, and you’ll know it’s donewhen you can put a spoon in and it will coat the back! while our balsamic sauce it cooling, we aregonna toast our bread. you can either do this in the oven, or i amusing my little toaster oven, over here. so you’re just gonna open himup, and i’m gonna put about 6 slices in here. and, i want to lightly toastthese, so i’m just gonna be
putting them on a very light setting. and i’m just gonna place them over here,onto the cutting board. we’ve got our bread toasted and now we aregonna cut our grape tomatoes into quarters. here i’ve got a cutting boardwith a sharp cutting knife, so again, be careful, don’t get your fingers.so, i like to cut them in 1/2 and 1/2 again. i love tomatoes, so i’m gonna be cuttingup a bunch, but you can cut however many you’d like. tomatoes are ready and now i’m gonna addsome basil, i’ve got my little basil
plant over here. you guys, i’m turning intoa real adult! i actually have herb plants that are now all aroundmy kitchen, i have mint, basil, rosemary, i’m like…. adulting! over here i picked off some of my basil leaves.and we’re gonna bring them over here to the cutting board. make a littlepile of basil leaves right here. and then, we’re going to roll them, rollthem up like a little tube. then you’re gonna hold it in place, takeyour sharp cutting knife, and we’re gonna cut really thin ribbons. pick up all of your basil ribbons and placethem over here in the tomatoes!
everything is coming together, but now we’regonna add a little bit of olive oil, i’m just gonna slightly drizzlea little bit on top of our tomato and basil. and a little salt andpepper to taste. then i’m just gonna take a spoon and mixit all tighter. next up is slicing our avocados! i love these!in california we have so many yummy, fresh avocados, they’re sogood! we’re gonna cut our avocado in 1/2, andthere’s a seed in the middle, so you go all the way around. then you twist,boop! to open it up! just gonna flip our avocado upside down andwe’re gonna peel off the skin.
now we’re gonna slice. there’s many differentways to put avocado on bruschetta, but i like to put it in slicesbecause it looks prettier! but you can also mash it up if you want to. now it’s time to assemble our bruschetta! i’m gonna take your avocado, place it on top of a piece of bread, and just fan them out. and now over herei’ve just sliced a little bit of lemon, you’re gonna squeeze a little biton top of the avocado, so that the avocado won’t brown. then you’re gonnatake 1 tablespoon scoop of our tomato basil mixture, and place it onthe top!
then place on a couple mozzarella pearls,now we’re gonna assemble the rest of these! it is taking all my willpower not to eat theseright now, they smell so good! the final step is we’re gonna drizzle alittle bit of our balsamic vinegar sauce over the top, and then place them ontoour serving tray, and they are ready! look at that! nice and thick! and i’m justgonna bring it over here, it’s ok if you get a little messy, oooooh! yes, yes, yes, yes! alright, and then a little bite for me! mmmmm!
mmmm-mmmm-mmmm! mwah! so good! i’m a little messy… onto the final recipe! our final summertime recipe, are these bananasplit bites! they’re fun, easy, and they feed my sweettooth! the things you will need are: some fresh bananas,strawberries, bittersweet chocolate chips, chopped cashews, and popsiclesticks! the first thing that we’re gonna do to makethese summertime treats is
we’re gonna cut up our strawberries. overhere i’ve rinsed all my strawberries and i’m gonna cut ‘em on top of this cuttingboard. i’m gonna cut off the hat, the leafy part! and then you’re gonna stand your strawberryup and cut it in 1/2 once again. and then, once you cut it in 1/2 we’re gonnakeep it together, because we want them to be the same size, because we’regonna put a little banana in the middle. you’re gonna need 1 strawberryfor every treat, it just depends on how many you want to make. i’m gonnabe making a bunch! because i got some friends coming over!
now we’re gonna cut up our bananas intolittle chunks and assemble our bites! so you’re gonna take a little banana-y,peel him, open him up. and i’m gonna cut off both of the ends,because i’m not gonna use the ends. i’m gonna eat ‘em! take a strawberry, and we’re just gonnaeyeball it, you want to cut your banana the same height as your strawberry.then you’re gonna separate your strawberry, place 1 on the top, 1 on the bottom. take 1 of your popsicle sticks, and we’regonna press it all the way through! huh, yummy, yummy! and i'm gonna placeit over here, i have another
cookie sheet, lined with a piece of parchmentpaper so that they won’t stick. got our bananas and strawberries assembled,now i’m gonna pop these into the freezer to chill, and while they are chilling i'm gonna heat up my chocolates, melt them in the microwave! our fruit has chilled, i’ve melted my chocolate,now we’re gonna take 1 of our little fruit kabobs over here, andi’m gonna dip the bottom of them into the chocolate. let the excess chocolate drip off into thebowl. then, i’m just gonna take a pinch of nuts, and sprinkle them on! allover!
now i’m gonna do this to the rest of ourfruit. ta-da! here are the summertime recipes thatwe made today! we made: fresh fruit popsicles, avocado bruschetta,and banana split bites! oooh! yummy-yummy-yummy! am-nom-nom-nom-nom. i’ll be posting lots of pictures of thesetreats on facebook, tumblr, instagram and twitter, and if you guys makeany of these summertime treats or your own yummy treats, please take a pictureand send it to me! i love seeing your creations, it always makesmy day.
a big thank you to you guys for suggestingsomething summertime themed, this is a first for me, i’ve never madesummer treats with you guys before. alright, thanks again, bye-bye! and have a happy summer!
