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Quick, Easy, Affordable and Always Crunchy, Vlasic® Pickles Score a
Touchdown with Any Crowd
Warning: Recipes and Tips May Result in Penalty for Excessive Celebration!
Pickles are the ultimate Super Bowl
snack, whether being eaten in front of a TV or tailgating at the big game.
Vlasic® Pickles are always delicious and crunchy, with the bonus of each
serving being low in calories and containing NO fat. Even if fans root for
different teams, they can still agree on one thing: great food equals a
great party.
Vlasic brings guilt-free, delicious, no-fuss food to football lovers
everywhere by offering a delicious, juicy, crunch without the fat or
calories in other salty snacks. Here are some recipes and tips worthy of a
touchdown dance:
CRAB STUFFED DEVILED EGGS Created by Celebrity Chef Kevin Roberts
Serves 6.
1 carton eggs, hard-cooked
2 (6 ounce) cans crab meat
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Vlasic® Baby Dill or Sweet Gherkin pickle, thin sliced, 1 inch long
1. Cool eggs first. Then cut in half lengthwise and remove yolks, keeping
whites intact.
2. In a large bowl mash the yolks and crab meat. Mix the mayonnaise,
cumin, paprika, pepper and salt. Make sure all ingredients are nice and
blended.
3. Stuff mixture into egg whites covering entire top.
4. Place thin slice of Vlasic pickle on top of each egg mixture.
SLIDERS WITH PICKLE CHIPOTLE SAUCE Created by Celebrity Chef Kevin Roberts
Serves 10.
1 Pack King's Hawaiian Bread Rolls, or your favorite slider-style bread
roll of choice
1 Pound chicken, pork or steak, cooked and chopped
For the Pickle Chipotle Sauce:
1 small can Chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce
2 Roma tomatoes, rinsed and diced
1 Vlasic® Kosher Dill pickle, diced
1 teaspoon Vlasic® pickle juice
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Slice open the rolls and lay flat on a surface.
2. Bake, grill or roast the chicken, pork or steak. Let cool and chop or
shred. Put on the slider bun.
3. To make the sauce, add all ingredients to a medium saucepan over medium
heat. Cook and stir for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add to the meat on
the bun. Make sliders.
CRUNCH BOWL
Serves the Whole Party
1. Pick your platter: try to find a bowl or tray with separate
compartments to keep flavors separate
2. For variety of crunch, texture and flavor, fill the tray with Vlasic
Kosher Dill Spears, Bread and Butter Chips, Sweet Gherkins, Whole Dills or
any of your favorites. All nine segments of Vlasic Pickles can be found at
www.vlasic.com
3. Bowl them over! Serve your guests straight from the bowl with
toothpicks so they can crunch and munch without worrying about a "calorie
hangover" on Monday
4. For more crunch and flavor, add Vlasic stackers and relish to crackers,
hotdogs, burgers or sandwiches
Let's Get Cooking!
While there are many reasons for teaching kids to cook -- less expensive than eating out, preserves family heritage, etc, the most important
reason is that by teaching your child to cook, you're giving him a better chance to be a healthy grown-up. Enabling your child with the ability
to appreciate freshness and to transform ingredients into tasty foods opens their eyes to making wiser choices about what to eat...