INGREDIENTS for 1 cracker

• 1 cracker
• cocktail bocconcinis
• 1 slice of tomato
• 1 slice of provolone cheese
• Enough Le Grand Pesto of your choice to cover the cracker

PREPARATION

• Spread the Pesto on the cracker
• Add a slice of tomato
• Cut the bocconcini in 2 and lay on top
• Cover with the slice of provolone
• Grill until golden!

Hi Melanie,

Thank you for being a part of the 18th annual Good Food Festival & Market. We were so pleased to have you at the show as your products are fantastic! Everyone was raving about how great the sauces were so I was quite disappointed when I came to buy some for myself and you were already sold out of two of the products by Saturday! Please let me know where I can buy them. This must be due to the line-ups you had at your booth all weekend long! Although you did not choose to participate in our People’s Pick contest I am happy to report that your products keep appearing on the ballots written in by hand by consumers! I have already seen several hundred votes for your Basil Pesto Sauce as Favorite Product Overall! This is unheard of! I have never seen a product that was not on the ballot win or even come close for that matter but this may be the exception. It will take a few more days to completely count and record all of the ballots but I will let you know. Good Luck.

Thank you again for your participation and I hope to see you next year.

Regards,

Christine Wong
Assistant Festival Manager
Good Food Festival & Market

It's time for all the intellectuals of the nation to come together in a massive celebration! For the occasion I have prepared this delicious Pesto dip, just to get the ball rolling…

INGREDIENTS

• 7 oz sour cream or plain yogourt
• 4 tablespoon Le Grand’s Garden or 4 Nuts & Cheese Pesto
• 3 tablespoon fresh & minced cilantro
• 2 tablespoon of spanish onion
• 2 tablespoon of fresly squeezed lime juice

 PREPARATION

• Mix all of the ingredients gently and regfrigerate until serving.

You've been sitting there for hours glued to your screen and you've lost track of time, but your stomach did not and now, BIG PANIC you're hungry, but don't want to take too long to eat because your work is fascinating! Maybe it is as boring as income tax… You still need to recharge your batteries in 20 minutes though…

Been there and this is what I did!  A tasty pizza loaded with lots of vegetables just nicely warmed but still vibrant and fresh!

Don't worry, after this little délice, you will be nourrished, but your brain will be sharp and your body quiet!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 naan bread or pizza bread 
• 1/3 of minced red pepper
• 1/4 of avocado sliced
• 1/2 endive minced
• 1 cup of baby spinach
• 2 slices of mozzarela or other cheese
• 1 green onion, minced
• 2 tbsp (30ml) of Le Grand's 4 Nuts and cheese Pesto or Garden Pesto
• Pepper to taste

PREPARATION

• Spread the naan bread or other support with pesto
• Follow with the avocado and the rest of the ingredients and top with cheese
• Grill for about 7 minutes or untill the cheese looks like a sunset…

Christmas is almost here. Menus are beeing planned, turkeys are bought and we are ready to celebrate in a grand way… Let's not forget our precious salad, this version is far too exquisite to play second fiddle to some ham…

INGREDIENTS

• 7 oz (200g) of arugula
• 1 orange cut in bite size pieces
• 2 oz (56g) of soft goat cheese cut in bite size pieces
• 2 oz (56g)  of crushed pistachios
• 2 oz (56g) of dried cranberries
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• VINAIGRETTE
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• 5 tbsp (75ml) of olive oil
• 3 tbsp (45ml) Le Grand's Garden or 4 Nuts & Cheese Pesto
• 1 tbsp (15ml) of balsamic vinegar

PREPARATION

• Lay the arugula in a bowl
• Add the orange, goat cheese, pistachios and cranberries
• In a small bowl combine the ingredients of the vinaigrette and mix well
• Add to salad and toss 

INGREDIENTS serves 4

• 1/2 celeri stalk, minced
• 1/2 radiccio, minced
• A handful of gratted mozzarela
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• A few mint leaves minced

VINAIGRETTE

• About 4 on (100ml) of good olive oil
• 3 tbsp (45ml) of Le Grand’s Garden Pesto
• The juice of a lemon
• Sea salt & pepper to taste

PREPARATION

• Mix the ingredients of the vinaigrette and top this delicious and simple salad

It’s always spring with this kind of salad, but in Quebec it’s wise to add a little protein… just in case its snows!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 container of cherry tomatoes cut in 2 or 4 (how sharp is your knife?)
• 5 to 10 bocconcini pearls
• 5 slices Prosciutto ham, cut in bite sizes or the equivalent in bacon

• 2 cups arugula
• 3 tbsp (45ml) Le Grand’s Garden Pesto or 4  nuts and cheese  Pesto
• 4 tbsp (60 ml) olive oil
• 3 green onions, finely chopped

PREPARATION

• In a bowl mix the pesto, the oil and the green onions
• Add the rest of the ingredients in a salad bowl and top with the sauce
• Mix very delicately and let the flavours mingle a few minutes before serving

Remarks

Too much ham (nitrites and the rest…) too often in the kids lunch motivated me to make this pork roast. It’s delicious and surprisingly affordable for something of this caliber.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Pork roast
• 10 garlic cloves (cut in slivers)
• Curry or Garam Masala
• Le Grand’s Lemon Confit Sauce ( or any of Le Grand’s sauce will shine in this role!)
• Sea Salt

PREPARATION

Heat up the oven @ 200F

With a knife, make small incisions in the meat and insert the garlic

In a pan roast some Garam Masala over a very fine layer of sea salt

When the Garam Masala or Curry starts to release its fragrance, roast the pork on both sides for a couple minutes

Remove from pan and spread the Lemon Confit sauce or any Le Grand’s Sauces!

Cook slowly for 2 hours

Garnish with chives or anything green, but chopped finely

Play some Bob Dylan!

All you need -besides love- is…

INGREDIENTS  for 2

• About 8 leafs romaine lettuce (or your favorite one)
• 1 red pepper, finely chopped
• 2 green onions, finely chopped
• 2 or 3 Tbs (30-45 ml) Le Grand’s Garden Pesto
• A drizzle of your favorite olive oil
• Lemon juice, a few drops or more to taste
• Maybe a little bit of sea salt?

RECIPE /GUIDELINES

• In a bowl mix the Pesto, the olive oil and the lemon juice
• Spread on the salad and toss
• Open a bottle of wine, it’s wednesday after all

RECIPE/GUIDELINES

One slice of bread (country style)
1/4 red pepper cut in little cubes
1 belgian endive, (it has a neutral taste in this environment) diced
A nice slice of good country ham or turkey
2 THIN slices of Mozzarella
Chives or green onion, finely chopped!
Le Grand’s Garden Pesto, enough to cover the bread nicely!

Toast the bread and turn on the broil
Once the bread is toasted, spread it with Le Grand’s Garden Pesto
Add the endives, red pepper, chives and top it with cheese
Put it under the broil; you want to melt the cheese and maybe have a little golden hue but not more! Et Voilà! C’est simple!