Recipes for Spring Fare

This pie is the perfect balance of sweet and tart – and it sings of springtime! If you remember your grandmother making this pie the moment that rhubarb came into season and strawberries were plentiful, the beautiful memories will come flooding back. If this pie is new to you, make it your own and create a legacy that begins with you. Your family a...

A Mediterranean masterpiece on a slice of crusty bread! Preparation is deceptively simple given the depth of flavor it delivers. The salty, sweet, herbaceous, creamy, crunchy combination is utterly beguiling. This light but satisfying open-face sandwich will transport you to a seaside café where you can see the sunlight glinting on the water and ta...

Healthy! Delicious! Customizable! You control the ingredients – and what’s in them, what’s on them, and what’s not. Experiment with the nuts, seeds, and freeze dried fruits you like. The ingredients below are simply a suggestion. Perfect as an after-school snack, a post workout pick-me-up, a team treat, or, yes, you guessed it, a bit of hiking trai...

Make this for 2 or make this for 20! Try our flavor-packed take on the 7-Layer Dip – done the Med Way. A little fresher, a little healthier, with a lot of deliciousness to discover and devour! This dish is great for game day, potlucks, and backyard cookouts. It checks all the flavor and texture boxes we know and love in a 7-layer dip – just with ma...

Fresh warm crepes are impossible to resist. Filling and drizzling them with a chocolate hazelnut spread makes them absolutely swoon-worthy! That beloved childhood favorite is never far from our fondest food memories. And Wildfare has its own extraordinary version! Less sugar and more flavor. Our Hazelnut Butter with Cocoa spread is better than any ...

Is there a better smell than bread baking in the oven? It’s hard to beat. In all of its varied and glorious forms, bread remains an enduring testament to the ancient ingenuity of humankind to grow crops, transform ingredients, and feed each other. It’s been around for over 10,000 years. This recipe combines a beautiful focaccia dough with another f...

Sugar cookies are great – but how about dressing them in a luxurious slather of buttercream frosting made with fruity and fragrant Wildfare Freeze Dried Raspberries? The flavor and color of the berries are 100% natural. If you prefer strawberries, cherries, or blackberries we’ve got you covered. This frosting is so simple and is great for decoratin...

Do you ever wish it were possible to be whisked away to a charming little bistro for a beautiful little meal, where you could enjoy a memorable little break in a hectic day during which you could savor a sense of place and watch the world go by? Make a classic Salade Lyonnaise. Simple. Elegant. A perfect combination of slightly bitter endive, salty...

This is a quick and delicious way to amp up your favorite hummus. Fire-roasted red pepper Ajvar is a must-have Mediterranean pantry staple that most of us are just discovering in the U.S. It is a culinary multi-tasker – spread, sauce, dip – yes, all of the above! It also lends a beautiful depth of flavor. And it doesn’t get any simpler. We are gett...

If this sounds like an odd combination, please suspend your misgivings long enough to read this recipe. Seafood, citrus and olives love each other. This is a Mediterranean classic that might just be your next favorite dish that surprises and impresses. And if cooking a raw octopus seems a bit daunting, don’t worry, you can buy quality cooked octopu...

Fruit salads are a celebration of the season. What is ripe and fresh and at the peak of flavor and nutrition deserves to be enjoyed with abandon. This is a no rules recipe for selecting the fruits you love in any combination you wish. The seasons will inform your selections, so this salad can and should evolve throughout the year. The simple, elega...

Minimal ingredients. Maximum taste! Shrimp cocktail is always a favorite. Plump, snappy shrimp smelling and tasting of the sea dipped into a sumptuous sauce with a bit of a kick! The Ajvar is a fire roasted red pepper sauce with serious depth of flavor – a wonderful base to this Mediterranean twist on a classic shrimp cocktail sauce. This dish is a...

Vegetables deliver the bounty of the season! This preparation brings a fresh, colorful, but still grilled, counterpoint to all the protein typically prepared during a backyard barbeque. It’s a tasty way to get your veg in. Beautiful as a main or side.

Tempeh is so versatile! If you’ve never grilled it, give it a try. It’s wonderful! The preparation is as simple as it gets and the grilling time is quick. This grilled and saucy tempeh can be placed on rolls and served as a sandwich or served with grilled veggie skewers or grilled hearts of romaine drizzled with Wildfare EVOO and Balsamic Vinegar.

Shrimp – a perfect package of seafood splendor! These grilled shrimp barbeque skewers are the answer the call for a quick weeknight meal, or a weekend gathering, or a simple but delicious appetizer. Shrimp are the stars at parties of all sizes. Try this variation. Very quick! Very tasty!

This cake combines two powerfully attractive and complementary flavors we’ve come to love in high quality confections and creamy, crave-worthy spreads – hazelnuts and chocolate! Very simple but very elegant. Special enough to serve to company and easy enough to prepare on a week night if you’ve just had one of those days and only chocolate cake wil...

There is something to be said for simplicity. This is a quick, wholesome snack for anyone at any time of the year. The freshness of an apple paired with the textural luxuriousness of a nut butter delivers tart and sweet, crunchy and creamy, satiation and lightness.

PB&J in the multiverse? We went there. We are all familiar with the standard classic combination, but these muffins incorporate the finest nut butters and most luxurious fruit preserves in ways that will make you rethink the possibilities. Not to mention that the quality ingredients and nutritional value bring exponential happiness to your tastebud...

A frittata can be served any time of day. It can be served warm or at room temperature. And when cut into bite sized servings, perfect little appetizers are born. Better still, you can add whatever you desire to the frittata base: spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, potatoes, sausage – you name it, a frittata can handle it. And Wildfare Fire R...

A perfect brunch, lunch, or dinner. Serve with a green salad. You’ve got a bistro classic with a very distinctive Mediterranean flair!

Beautiful ingredients deliver a variety of tastes and textures that combine in perfect harmony. These bars are a great grab-and-go breakfast (without preservatives and artificial flavors and colors) – and they also make wonderful after-school snacks or a mid-afternoon pick-me-up.

Colorful, nutritious, and soul satisfying! This is an “eat the rainbow” soup. It may also be a “clean the produce drawer” soup – a wonderful dish to use up what you have in the fridge without waste or worry. When all the vegetables are diced to the same size, they look like confetti – beautiful, healthy, edible confetti! Make this recipe your own!

A beautiful and flavorful way to enjoy more vegetables! Using Ajvar as the dipping sauce for a crudité platter will make you forget about ranch dressing. So delicious – and so much healthier! Great as an after-school snack and equally perfect for a large gathering – let’s say a backyard barbeque! Assemble your veggies – the Avjar is ready for dippi...

This is a wonderful “build a bite” salad! Fresh spinach, smoky salmon, warm potatoes – all bathed in a creamy, flavorful dressing. It is an incredibly satisfying mixture of fine tastes and textures!

Step one: Do not be intimidated. This is a classic dish but simplified. Duck breasts are easy to cook, and the pan sauce is a breeze.

Add a festive touch to your holiday fête with a beautiful grazing board featuring Wildfare dried fruits and pistachio butter paired with an assortment of your favorite cheeses, crackers, nuts, jams, and pastries! For our board, we’ve chosen Wildfare dried organic figs, apricots and dates, marcona almonds, crackers and petit toasts, Wildfare creamy ...

Kick your cocktail up a notch with our delightfully sweet and sour Pomegranate Dressing! Mixed with fresh grapefruit juice and vodka, this refreshing and fabulous drink is sure to be a hit at your next gathering. For family friendly refreshment, just eliminate the vodka!

If you had to choose just one word to describe this salad, it would be: Fresh! The sweet tang of the tomatoes. The burrata, whose outer casing of mozzarella contains a magical soft center of Stracciatella and cream. Verdant, fragrant basil. All dressed simply with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. A perfect example of how a few ingredients of the hig...