The holidays are a time to gather and enjoy. Below are some of our favorite ways to help you host for the holidays with delicious recipes using amazing California ingredients. This hors d’oeuvres recipe is a true celebration of winter’s best seasonal flavors, and the perfect warm beverage recipe for a cozy holiday night by the fire.
Apple, Brie and Pomegranate Flatbread
Recipe courtesy of Real California Milk and California Grown
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces baby arugula
- 1 teaspoon Mollie Stone’s Organic California Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Half of a Cara Cara or Navel orange
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 10 Mollie’s Naan Dippers or flatbreads
- 2 small Fuji apples, thinly sliced on a mandoline or with a very sharp knife
- 4 ounces Marin French Petite Crème Brie, sliced into 10 thin slices
- 3 tablespoons pomegranate arils
Directions:
Prep time: 10 minutes
Serves: 2-4
Place the arugula in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle the olive oil over the top, squeeze the orange half over the greens and season lightly with salt and pepper. Toss with fingertips to coat all of the arugula.
On a serving board, arrange the flatbreads. Divide the dressed arugula amongst the flatbreads, you may have a bit leftover. Lay 2-3 thin slices of apple over the arugula on each naan and top each one with a thin slice of Brie. Sprinkle pomegranate arils over the tops of all of the flatbreads right before serving.
Minty Moocha Hot Chocolate
Recipe courtesy of Real California Milk
Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups Real California whole milk or lactose-free milk
- 1 1/4 ounces granulated sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped and reserved
- 3 1/2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 ounce peppermint schnapps
- 1/2 ounce coffee liquor
- Real California whipped cream
- Shaved chocolate
Directions:
Serves: 2-4
In a 2-quart saucepan, heat milk, sugar and vanilla seeds over medium heat. Add chocolate and whisk until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth and creamy. Remove from heat; add schnapps and coffee liqueur. Pour into 2 large coffee mugs and top with whipped cream and a sprinkling of shaved chocolate.
Why California Dairy?
Glad you asked. Every product stamped with the Real California Milk Seal is made with wholesome dairy from the Golden State – where we believe in real food made by real farm families who are focused on a cleaner, more sustainable future.
Check out RealCaliforniaMilk.com for even more reasons to shop ingredients using Real California Milk this holiday season, additional recipe inspiration, and so much more.
Find everything you need for this recipe and many more California favorites at your local Mollie Stone’s Markets. Click HERE to find a market near you!
