Today, my meals were so
delicious, because of the products I received. The company is Dafni Greek Products, from Maine.
The products from Dafni Greek, are imported from Greece, and hand crafted in Maine. They are high quality products, with fresh
ingredients that our fantastic. Not only can you buy their products, you can see
the company at festivals. Dafni Greek Products, may have started as a small
business, but with divine products as these, they will grow large, very fast.
I started my day with a nice Greek
salad for lunch, with Dafni Greek Products, kalamata olives, as one of my main
ingredients. Kalamata olives are one of my all time favorite, I eat them
several times a week, so I was very excited to taste them from Dafni. Dafni
Kalamata olives are grown in a small region, of the southern Peloponnese
Penisula. I must tell you, the taste of these Kalamata olives are like no other
I have ever tasted. They have a very full bodied flavor, that is so fresh. The
brine that the kalamata olives are in, is so extraordinary, you just want to
drink it like a fine wine. The gluten free brine recipe is just so flavorful.
The olive oil in the brine is very delicate, and flavorful. The ingredients
include, water, apple cider vinegar, Pacific Sea Salt, and DÁFNI Extra Virgin
Olive Oil. The mixture holds up to giving the Dafni Greek kalamata their unique
flavor profile. The brine can be saved to use as a dipping sauce, or in a
recipe, such as a pasta dish, or seafood dish. After you taste it you will not
waste it, that's for sure. The kalamata olive itself, is so heavenly. It has a
wonderful texture, and bite. The color of the kalamata olive is a nice dark
color, and the flavor so fruity. You will want to create so many dish's with
them. They are not only great in a salad, but would compliment a cheese board
or pasta dish. Also they make a wonderful little snack. Another great idea to
use them would be in a tapenade, the ideas are endless. The Dafni Greek
kalamata olives are high in iron, and calcium, and so many other nutritious
values. You will really enjoy them, and want to make them a staple in your
kitchen.
I was so excited for dinner,
and ready to taste the other products sent by Dafni Greek products.
For appetizers, I made two.
The first I took a block of Greek feta cheese and drizzled it with Dafni Greek
product, Greek Lemoni. It could not have been more elegant. Slicing off some of
the feta with the lemoni was just divine and so classy looking. Dafni Greek
Lemoni is considered a Greek drizzling oil, and is very, very elegant in look
and flavor. Not only can you use it to drizzle onto a food, but you can use it
as a marinade. It is a wonderful alternative to mayo also, and great if making
a tuna salad. Also it is a extraordinary flavor enhancement, for drizzling over
seafood, even pasta. The ingredients are organic and natural and consist of, DÁFNI
Unfiltered Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Organic Lemon Juice, DÁFNI Wild Greek
Oregano, Sea Salt from the Pacific. The anacidity level of the Dafni Greek Lemoni, is very low, and there is no over salty taste to it. A beautiful blend!
The olives that make this Lemoni are handpicked, and harvested from a family
grove in Gythio Greece, and is never mixed with other oils. The world wide olive that is used
is the Koroeiki olive. If you are looking to transform a dish into a five star
meal, this Dafni Greek Lemoni, is a wonderful choice.
The second elegant appetizer
for tonight's dinner, was fun to create. I made everyone a green olive feta
shooter, using Dafni Greek Products, green olives. The olives came as a gift
sampler, so well packaged and ready for gift giving. The green olives in the
jar are called green atlas olives. They are in a wonderful tasting brine of
fresh lemon juice, Dafni extra virgin olive oil, and pacific sea salt as well.
The olives are very fresh, and large in size. They are plump and buttery
tasting, a very gourmet flavor profile. The bite of the olives is a nice crisp,
and also when you open the jar there is a aromatic scent that just draws you in
for a bite. Not only did the Atlas olives dress up my shooters, they added the
perfect taste.
The next dish before the main
course, was a nice feta watermelon salad, using Dafni Balsamic vinegar. Talk
about a balsamic vinegar, this one from Dafni, is aged in a oak wood barrel for
a minimum of 12 years. The flavor is just nectar to your lips. Its, smooth,
sweet, and has woody tones. The blend is not to thin and not to thick. And the
aged balsamic is made in Modena, Italy, from selected cooked grapes, and blended with
fermented one hundred percent Italian red wine vinegar. A true gourmet
balsamic! It parried so well with not only the feta cheese, but the watermelon
as well. In every bite you taste the care and the love that went into the
process. The color is so beautiful, a gorgeous deep brown, that is smooth and
like velvet. When you open the bottle the aromatics just flow out. This Dafniaged balsamic vinegar is very versatile, and would be a wonderful drizzle over
any cheese, or fruit, but also a wonderful dressing for a salad. And you can
also add it to your marinades, or as a added ingredient to a recipe you may
have, to spruce it up. How every you decide to use it, the finish product will
be very sophisticated.
My main dish was some baked
fish, drizzle with Dafni unfiltered extra virgin olive oil. The aroma that
escapes when you open the bottle is just amazing. And the taste even more so.
You get the ingredients of green and ripe olive fruits in the flavor profile. Then
there is a nutty, and buttery taste as well, with a slight hint of artichoke. A
very classy olive oil from Dafni Greek Products. The after taste is smooth and very
pleasant on the palate, then a nice peppery finish. It is a wonderful gourmet
drizzle, but again is very versatile. Use it for a bread dipping sauce, a salad
dressing, a coating for some pasta, the ideas again are endless. The Dafni olive oil is just divine, and made with such love and quality. And you taste it
in every bite. It just complimented the top of my baked fish so well, adding
just the right flavor. You will for sure, want to make Dafni unfiltered extra
virgin olive oil a staple in your kitchen. I have no doubts!
If you would like to try
these excellent handmade gourmet products, you can find them on the Dafni
website and on Amazon as well.
www.dafnigreekproducts.com
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received any monetary compensation for her review. Momzdailyscoops did receive
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