Recipes with olive oil — mediteraanse keuken

Esparragos verdes a la plancha (gegrilde groene asperges) - Casa Gomez - Spaanse biologische extra vierge olijfolie

Esparragos verdes a la plancha (grilled green asparagus)

In my youth, during the summer holidays, we would visit my grandparents and family each year in my father's birthplace; Los Prados de Armijo. This village is nestled among olive trees and split by a valley, allowing for a walk (uphill) to the other side via a winding road around the valley. Walking past my uncle's goats and chickens, I vividly remember rosemary and wild asparagus growing by the roadside. Because of that memory, it might be one of my favorite vegetables that actually goes with everything. At home in the Netherlands, I unfortunately have to buy asparagus at the...

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Gambas al ajillo - Casa Gomez - Spaanse biologische extra vierge olijfolie

Gambas al ajillo

Gambas al ajillo (or garlic prawns) is one of my favorite dishes from Spanish cuisine. Simple, quick, and easy to prepare with only a few ingredients. But so incredibly delicious! I use Oro de Genave for this, a delicious organic extra virgin olive oil that is perfect for this dish. For this dish, you will need for 2 people: 200 grams of (small) raw prawns  3 cloves of garlic (more is also fine!) parsley small peppers, for this dish I bought small dried peppers at the local Asian supermarket Baguette Olive oil Oro de Genave  Preparation: First, clean the prawns, wash...

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Tomaten risotto met extra vierge olijfolie - Casa Gomez - Spaanse biologische extra vierge olijfolie

Tomato risotto with extra virgin olive oil

The Mediterranean cuisine has many dishes. This dish comes from Italian cuisine, where beautiful extra virgin olive oil such as Señorios de Relleu , V erde Segura, Saqura and Arte Oleum fit perfectly to complete the dish. This dish is inspired by an Italian recipe that I have given a slightly different twist and can be easily combined with shrimp or minced chicken, for example. For this dish for 2 people you need: 150 grams of risotto rice 200 grams of shrimp or minced chicken 200 grams of Heinz tomato frito 1 red pepper 250 grams of cherry or snack...

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