Recipes with olive oil, extra-virgin

Last week, we cooked tofu following this recipe, the tomato and mushroom sauce was very nice and yummy.

This simplest of pesto recipes becomes an easy and delicious cracker spread by adding softened cream cheese.

Perfect for heirloom tomatoes. This recipe brings tomatoes front and center to celebrate their flavor.

This avocado pesto is so creamy, tasty and refreshing. Toss the pasta with it to make a quick, wholesome and delicious week-day meal.

Herb and goat cheese stuffed crepes with a reduction sauce. Very sophisticated

Beer pairing suggestion: American India pale ale or amber ale. The Stone World Bistro & Gardens, in Escondido, California, serves wood-grilled trout with black mission fig butter to make it taste even milder and sweeter. Mission figs are available in the dried fruit section of most large supermarkets. Untreated wood planks for grilling are available in grilling and barbecue sections of hardware store s as well as some supermarkets.

This is a great recipe for a quick, easy lunch or lovely enough for a nice appetizer during your next dinner party!

Sweet cherry tomatoes, red bell peppers and crunchy romain lettuce are tossed with a lemon-olive oil vinaigrette, and cheesy Parmesan croutons.

A quick and easy lemon spiced carrot salad.

Peppery arugula, sweet-sour apples, chunks of cheddar cheese and maple candies pecans together make this salad taste absolutely refreshing and tasty. Layers of flavors and textures explode in your mouth.

Great salad, looks elegant but is reasonably easy to put together. Loved the combination of textures, crunchy croutons, slightly spicy rocket (arugula) and perfectly dressed with just a bit of tang from the dressing.

Great salad, looks elegant but is reasonably easy to put together. Loved the combination of textures, crunchy croutons, slightly spicy rocket (arugula) and perfectly dressed with just a bit of tang from the dressing.

I used a whole wheat blend of pasta/spaghetti. I cut back some on the olive oil and used smart balance blend instead of butter. I also only used 1 tsp of the crushed red pepper for my children's palate and it seemed fine.

In this recipe, we use whole wheat couscous instead of rice, we add orange juice and currant, so the pilaf is sweet too.

Very classic middle-Eastern recipe, and it's usually cooked with couscous, here quinoa is an excellent substitution, full of nutrition. It is a great side-dish that can go well with any kind of main dish.

A nice warm salad that highlights simple and fresh flavors and textures. Pan crisped bread cubes add a very nice crunch.