Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club

Dreamy Creamy Cappuccino

Stronger in coffee flavor than a latte, cappuccino is great for an afternoon refresh or with dessert (switch to decaf if caffeine keeps you up at night).

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces or shots of espresso or strong coffee
  • 1 Master Foam recipe 
  • Cinnamon to taste (optional)

Directions

Pour the coffee into a low cup and top with Master Foam. If desired, sprinkle with cinnamon.

Yields 1 serving

Luscious Latte

If you like a little coffee in your milk (rather than a little milk in your coffee), this one’s for you.

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces or shots of espresso or strong coffee
  • Sweetener as desired
  • 6 ounces hot milk
  • 1 Master Foam recipe 
  • Cinnamon or unsweetened cocoa to taste (optional)

Directions

Pour the coffee into a 12-ounce cup and whisk in any sweetener. Add the hot milk and whisk lightly. Top with the Master Foam. If desired, sprinkle with cinnamon or cocoa.

Variation: For a mochaccino-style drink, whisk 2 tablespoons of natural cocoa powder into a small amount of the hot milk; when incorporated, add it along with the rest of the milk to the coffee and proceed with the rest of the directions.  

Yields 1 serving

Master Foam Recipe

It’s a given that anytime you reach for olive oil rather than cream for your coffee, you’re replacing saturated fat with unsaturated fat brimming with polyphenols. With my Master Foam, you’re also getting a richness that deeply satisfies. Once you taste the full-bodied creaminess of frothed milk and EVOO, you may never go back to what you used before. As you experiment, start with a mild olive oil before trying a medium or bold one.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 11 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Directions

Emulsify the milk and oil with your preferred frothing tool until thick and nearly double in volume. It’s ready to pour right over your favorite hot or iced coffee in a cup or heatproof glass—perfect for seeing all the layers.

Yields 1 serving

Drinkable Gazpacho

This perfect end-of-summer dish brings together the best seasonal produce with a no-muss, no-fuss prep. Think smooth: True gazpacho is made to be sipped as a drink, not eaten with a spoon. For an extra boost of fiber, leave the skin on the cucumber.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ripe red tomatoes
  • 1 green pepper, stemmed and seeded
  • 1 cucumber, peeled
  • 1/2 medium onion
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar, plus more for serving 
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
  • Pinch of fine sea salt 
  • 3/4 cup cold water, plus more as needed

Directions

Step 1

Cut the vegetables into chunks and add them with the other ingredients to a blender. Process until they turn into a smooth liquid. If it’s too thick, add more water, a tablespoon at a time. Pour into glasses and garnish with a few drops of olive oil and vinegar. 

Yields 4 servings