HOLIDAY RECIPES FROM KC INNOVATIONS

Here are two delicious recipes to use with Green Olive & Pimento Dip and ChocCherry Amaretto Dip from KC Innovations that are quick. easy and will make you a hit at any party.  Nina Ward will be sampling these Saturday, Dec. 6, at A WORLD OF GOOD from 10:00 - 5:00.  These are perfect for taking to work for an office party or holiday gathering at your home.

KC Innovations Choco Cherry Tarts

What you need:

24 mini tart shells using your favorite pie crust recipe or purchase prepared mini-tart shells.

1 jar KC Innovation s Choc cherry Amaretto Dip

24 frozen black cherries pitted, thawed and drained.

3 tablespoons sugar

8 ounce dark chocolate candy bar broken into pieces

4 tablespoons cream

What you do:

-Glaze the cherries by heating them with the sugar in a sauté pan over medium heat, swirling the pan to prevent the cherries from burning.  When sugar glazes the cherries and begins to thicken remove from heat and allow to cool.

- Heat the dark chocolate and cream together in a small heatproof bowl  over a pot of simmering water, stirring until smooth.

-Fill each mini-tart shell with 1 tablespoon  KC Innovations Choco Cherry Amaretto Dip. -Center 1 cherry atop the dip in each shell.   

-Top with a spoonful of the melted dark chocolate. Cool.

-Garnish with piped whipped cream.

KC Innovations Green Olive Tapanade

What you need:

1 cup green olives with pimento

1 garlic clove, minced

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1 jar KC Innovations Green Olive and Pimento Dip

fresh cracked pepper

What you do:

-Pulse olives with minced garlic, lemon zest and olive oil I n food processor.

-Add I jar KC Innovation s Green Olive & Pimento Dip and pulse just enough to blend into chunky to olive mixture.

-Serve as a spread with crusty sour dough bread chunks or slices.