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Everything Smoked Salmon Bagel Dip and Grinder’s Switch Winery Ivory Mist

January 27, 2025/in Recipes /by jodie

A springtime brunch is the perfect time to breakout this quick and easy Everything Smoked Salmon Bagel Dip and a bottle of cold Ivory Mist! This light and fluffy ricotta and cream cheese spread is topped with all of your favorite bagel toppings and served with crunchy bagel chips (or pita chips if you don’t have any bagel chips handy!)

We lovingly call our Ivory Mist “champagne without the bubbles” and it is the perfect accompaniment to this brunch dish! Feel free to add a splash of orange juice and a bit of club soda for a Mimosa Spritz!

Everything Smoked Salmon Bagel Dip

A quick and delicious no-cook brunch appetizer - perfect for a crowd!

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Prep Time 10

Servings 8 servings

Equipment

food processor

Ingredients

Ingredients:

2 cups 16 ounces whole milk ricotta
8 ounces cream cheese softened
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Toppings:

4 ounces smoked salmon chopped
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 tablespoon capers
1 teaspoon lemon zest from 1/2 of a large lemon
1/2 teaspoon everything bagel seasoning
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

For Serving:

Lemon wedges
Bagel crisps
Cucumber slices

Instructions

Add the ricotta, cream cheese, lemon juice, and salt to a food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Spread the whipped cheese onto a serving platter.
Top with the chopped smoked salmon, sliced red onion, capers, lemon zest, everything bagel seasoning and chopped fresh dill.
Serve with lemon wedges, bagel crisps and cucumber slices.

Baked Apple Brie Tart and Grinder’s Switch Winery Blondy Wine

January 27, 2025/in Recipes /by jodie

There isn’t much better than a warm tart with sweet apples and gooey brie cheese to start or end your day. This delicious Baked Apple Brie Tart has layers of apples and brie piled on flaky puff pastry and topped with salty bacon and a drizzle of honey (we love our local Duck River Honey!).

This sweet treat pairs beautifully with our Blondy – a Muscadine and Cayuga blend that has a delightful peachy sweetness to it. The trick to pairing sweet wine is to make sure your wine is just as sweet or sweeter than your dish and our Blondy is the perfect match.

Baked Apple Brie Tart and Grinder’s Switch Winery Blondy Wine

Feel free to change up your fruits and cheeses to match the season you are in! This would be delightful with a little goat cheese and berries for a summertime snack!

Baked Apple Brie Tart

An easy and delicious beginning or ending to any day. Pairs perfectly with our Blondy!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

1 14 oz sheet puff pastry, thawed
1 cup fig preserves
½ lb wedge of brie halved crosswise + sliced ¼”
2 small apples cored + thinly sliced
olive oil
kosher salt
freshly cracked black pepper
1 tsp fresh thyme
1 egg beaten
6 oz bacon diced
honey to drizzle
flaky sea salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Unfold the puff pastry onto a lightly floured surface & roll it out until even, pressing slightly. Transfer the dough to the sheet pan. Spread the fig preserves evenly onto the dough, leaving a 1” border.
Arrange the brie and apples over the apple butter. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper. Top with the fresh thyme.
Fold the edges of dough over the apples and pinch the corners together. Brush the egg wash onto the border of the dough.
Bake the tart for about 30 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. Meanwhile, heat a 10″ skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often. Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to render the bacon until crisp. Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain.
Let the tart sit for 2-3 minutes to cool. Transfer it to a cutting board. Cut into 12 pieces. Serve immediately with the bacon, a drizzle of honey, and a pinch of flaky sea salt over top.

Easy Chicken Risotto with Zucchini

January 30, 2021/in Recipes /by jodie

Easy Chicken Risotto with Zucchini is an elegant and easy weeknight meal for family and friends! Try one of our variations on this dish to use up whatever veggies you’ve got in your fridge.

Risotto is unique in that all of the starch in the rice grains makes it’s own creamy sauce. The best way to achieve the creamy consistency that risotto is famous for is by SLOWLY adding in your cooking liquid (in this case, chicken broth).

When I say “add it slowly”, what I mean is to add in a ladle of hot stock, then stir stir stir until the liquid is mostly absorbed and then adding your next ladle full.

You don’t want to add all of the stock at once because you will miss out on the creaminess of risotto and it will take longer for all of the rice to cook.

Wine Pairing

This dish pairs well with any dry white (such as Chardonnay) or lightly sweet wine (such as our Ivory Mist). Add a little to the dish and then add the rest your glass with dinner.

Easy Chicken Risotto with Zucchini

Easy and delicious pantry meal.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Course Main Course

Servings 4 people

Calories 655 kcal

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons olive oil separated
1 1/2 cups Risotto
1 cup dry white wine such as Chardonnay or Vidal Blanc
4 cups chicken broth hot
1 small onion chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 large zucchini quartered and sliced
1 large red bell pepper diced
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
salt and pepper
1 cup grated parmesan

Instructions

In a large skillet, heat 1 T oil over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and peppers and season with salt and pepper. Cook veggies until they have softened. Add chicken to the pan and cook until heated through. Turn heat to low until risotto is ready.
In a large saucepan, melt butter and oil over medium-high heat, saute onions and garlic until onion is translucent. Add in rice and cook for 1 minute until the rice has absorbed some of the liquid and has turned opaque.
Gradually add wine then add in chicken stock, 1 ladle at a time. Stirring until the liquid has been absorbed before adding another ladle.
Continue ladling stock and stirring until all of the broth has been incorporated and the rice is tender. Add chicken mixture and Parmesan into the pot.

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Everything Smoked Salmon Bagel Dip

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Baked Apple Brie Tart

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Easy Chicken Risotto with Zucchini

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