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Marinated Roasted            In large bowl, toss mushrooms
           Portobello Mushrooms        with olive oil, fresh sage and
           with Olive Oil Agrodolce    fresh rosemary. Let mushrooms
                                       marinate 1 hour, tossing occa­
           Prep time: 10 minutes       sionally to absorb oil.
           Cook time: 30 minutes        Heat oven to 400 F. Line
           Servings: 4                 two large baking sheets with
           Roasted Mushrooms:          parchment paper.
              2  pounds Portobello      Spread marinated mushrooms
                  mushrooms            on baking sheets, making sure
              1/2  cup Carapelli Organic    mushrooms are in single layer
                  Extra Virgin Olive Oil  and not crowded. Sprinkle
              2  teaspoons fresh sage,    lightly with salt and pepper.
                  minced                Roast 30 minutes until
              2  teaspoons fresh       mushrooms are crisped and
                  rosemary, minced     golden brown at edges.
                 kosher salt, to taste  To make Agrodulce: In small
                 freshly ground black    saucepan over medium­low
                  pepper, to taste     heat, bring vinegar and honey
                                       to simmer, stirring occasionally
           Agrodolce:                  until honey dissolves.
              1/2  cup red wine vinegar  Continue simmering 15­20
              2  tablespoons honey     minutes until vinegar is reduced
                 Carapelli Organic Extra    by half and is thick and syrupy.
                  Virgin Olive Oil      To serve, place roasted
           To make Roasted Mushrooms:   mushrooms on platter and
           Clean and destem mushrooms,   drizzle generously with
           cutting large mushroom caps    Agrodolce and olive oil. Serve
           in half.                    with choice of side.




















                                                       Rustic Tuscan Potato Leek          1/2  teaspoon kosher salt
                                                       Soup with Olive Oil Pesto          1/4  cup Carapelli Unfiltered
                                                       Prep time: 15 minutes                   Extra Virgin Olive Oil
                                                       Cook time: 50 minutes           To make Potato Leek Soup: Trim bulb
                                                       Servings: 6                     ends and tough, dark green stems off
                                                       Potato Leek Soup:               leeks. Slice tender white and light green
                                                                                       stems in half lengthwise then soak in
                                                           3  medium-large leeks       cold water 10­15 minutes to remove
                                                           2  tablespoons Carapelli    dirt. Drain leeks, rinse well and slice
                                                               Unfiltered Extra Virgin    into thick half­moons.
                                                               Olive Oil                 In large Dutch oven or stockpot over
                                                           1  large garlic clove,      medium­low heat, heat olive oil. Add
                                                               coarsely chopped        leeks, garlic and salt. Cook, stirring
                                                          1/2  teaspoon kosher salt, plus   occasionally, until leeks are soft, about
                                                               additional, to taste (optional)  10 minutes.
                                                           2  pounds Yukon gold potatoes,    Add potatoes and broth. Cover and
                                                               peeled and diced into    increase heat to medium. Bring soup
                                                               2-inch cubes            to simmer then uncover and continue
                                                           6  cups chicken or          cooking 30 minutes.
                                                               vegetable broth           Using immersion blender, puree soup
                                                                                       until smooth, or carefully ladle into
                                                       Pesto:                          standing blender to puree in batches.
                                                           1  packed cup fresh basil   Taste and add more salt, if desired.
                                                           1  packed cup flat-leaf parsley  To make Pesto:  In food processor,
                                                           1  medium-large garlic clove,    pulse basil, parsley, garlic, pine nuts, salt
                                                               roughly chopped         and olive oil to make chunky herb sauce.
                                                           3  tablespoons pine nuts or    To serve, ladle soup into bowls and
                                                               1/4 cup walnuts         spoon Pesto on top of each serving.
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