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Our Chilly Date Risotto recipe will make you crave for more! Made delicious with our Chilly Date Spiced Mint Date Spread (or also Basil Date Spread), this menu is perfect for summer chillin' days with a glass of cold wine!

Ingredients  (good for 5 servings)

2 tbsp Chilly Date Spiced Mint Date Spread (or Basil Date Spread)

4 fist-full Risotto Rice

2 liters Fresh Vegetable Stock (can be replaced by Chicken Stock) Keep the pot on low burner while making the dish

2 medium sized onions, chopped fine

1 large tomato, chopped fine

1 teaspoon Chilly infused olive oil

1 Cup White Wine (optional)

1 Cup Parmesan Cheese

Salt, Pepper and Oregano to taste. Preferred Salt: pink or Himalayan

Method

1. Add Olive Oil to saucepan and fry chopped Onion and Tomato until brown

2. Add Risotto Rice and let it all mix well

3. Add a ladle full of stock to the saucepan and mix all well on medium heat. As the rice starts to cook, the stock will be absorbed into the rice. Keep adding a ladle full as soon as the pan seems dry. This will help the rice cook. If you wish, now is the time to add wine so the rice is cooked in it.

4. After about 2-3 ladles of adding stock, add 2 tablespoons of Chilly Date Spread and mix all ingredients well.

5. Keeping adding the stock until the risotto is al dante (cooked so as to be still firm when bitten)

6. Now add your cup of Parmesan Cheese. Mix well, serve hot and don't forget to sprinkle some cheese on top!

Note: your risotto should be creamy (runny like molten chocolate) and not a sticky ball of rice!

There you go, ready for a cozy home date!

Chilly Date Magic Potion

This is one potion that can be added to your vegetables for a yummy Stir Fry, or to marinate your Chicken or Shrimps in... Or cook your Rice in, or just to be had raw with Salad!

Every savoury meal is extra special with a drizzle of Chilly Date Magic Potion!

The Magic behind the Chilly Date Potion Recipe

This potion works with literally any dish….

Take a jar with lid and add:

• A dollop of Chilly Date Spreads (any flavor!)

• ½ table spoon of Soy Sauce (gluten free if preferred)

• ½ table spoon fresh lemon juice

• 1 table spoon chopped fresh coriander

• 1 teaspoon of roasted sesame seeds

• 2 table spoons of extra virgin olive oil

Shake well until well combined. And there you have it, drizzle in your cuisine and enjoy! :)

2Mins Healthy Chilly Date Salad!

Here's a quick recipe for a foodie-on-the-go or rather a simply delicious meal just for you

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Chilly Date Magic Potion (details on our previous blog, simply click the link)

• 1 Cup Rocca Leaves

• 1 Cup Baby Spinach

• 1 Cup Baby Tomatoes, chopped

• 1 Cup Cheddar Cubes

• 5-6 cheese stuffed Baby Red Peppers

• Salt & Pepper to taste

Method

- Add all ingredients to the bowl, mix well and serve :)

Iced Vanilla ZeroCafe

2. In a serving glass, add ice

3. Pour the brewed zerocafe

4. Add milk

5. Top with 3 scoops of vanila ice cream

6. Add a little bit of maple syrup to taste (If the vanilla ice cream is already sweet, you may skip this!)

7. Dash with ZeroCafe toppings!

7. Serve immediately

Chilly Date believes in freshness. We try our best to source authentic, farm fresh produce for our products.

Along with fresh ingredients, we have been very clear from the beginning about being 100% preservative free! And to achieve this we work with the natural properties of ingredients to lengthen the life of our recipes. One such key ingredient in our spreads is Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil is one of the healthiest forms of edible oils with minimal allergic reactions reported. It is acceptable to mostly all body types.

However, it starts freezing at 37degree Fahrenheit (2.7 degree Celsius). Now this freezing temperature also varies from origin of Olives used in the oil, the processing of the oil and so on....

However, it starts freezing at 37degree Fahrenheit (2.7 degree Celsius). Now this freezing temperature also varies from origin of Olives used in the oil, the processing of the oil and so on.... 

Our seed crackers are nut free and preservatives free (perfect as a family snack!) and are absolutely safe for the little ones to munch at school or during an afternoon treat. Make it more enticing with Busy Avocado’s California Avocado Dip.

California Avocado Dip with Chilly Date Crackers

Fresh Ingredients: • 1 tbsp avocado oil • 1.5 sliced yellow onion • Salt, pepper • 1 avocado •½ cup sour cream Hands On! In a medium skillet, on medium low cook the onions in avocado oil for about 20 min until caramelized. Remove from heat and let cool down.

In a bowl of food processor place avocado, sour cream, onions and puree until smooth, season with salt. Serve with Chilly date seed crackers.

*our Chilly date seed crackers at the Dubai local market

*Busyavocado/Diana is a nutritious life certified and licensed content creator. Her blog started when she realized she was not eating right and exercising enough. She read tons of nutrition books, cleaned her pantry, started reading labels and prepping her delicious healthful meals! One of which is this California Avocado Dip with ChillyDate Seed Crackers!

I somehow love the month of Ramadan... the weather is beautifully filled with calming energy from all the prayers around. The sun feels brighter... as if God is wide awake, looking down at each and everyone of us. It feels as if the entire nation is soaking in the prayers...

.... and amidst this blessed month, my beloved family decides to visit us! 

So on a lazy Friday morning, my little Sister, Vish [btw, not so little any more ;)...] decided to make a Chilly Date Breakfast.... and with the first bit, I knew I had to share it with all of you!!!

Trust me, the dish was empty in minutes! The kids licked the plate clean!

So here you go.... Straight from Vish's Kitchen...

Smoked Salmon with Sesame, Nigella Seeds Palmiers & Chilly Date Spread   Ingredients: • 320 g sheet puff pastry • 1 tbsp sesame seeds • 1 tsp nigella seeds

• 120 g smoked salmon

• 4 tbs cream cheese

•40 g your favourite Chilly Date Spread

Method: Brush one side of the puff pastry with beaten egg and sprinkle sesame seeds and nigella seeds. Flip it around. Make a mixture of cream cheese and Chilly Date. Spread it over the puff pastry. Place the salmon slices parallel to each other.

• Mark the center of pastry and tightly roll to the center of the pastry. Roll the other half similarly.
• Cut the roll into 1 cm thick slices. (you can bake immediately or you can refrigerate/freeze it for later use)
• Bake in preheated oven at 200℃/180℃ fan/gas 6 for 20-25 minutes with the cut side up. In case you are using a refrigerated roll, bake for an extra 5 minutes. Bake till it is puffed up and golden brown.
• Remove and cool on a wire rack before packing.

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did :)

Love,
Niv

How to Eat?

A coffee-like product is made from date seeds by drying, roasting, and grinding them in a similar way to coffee beans, to produce caffeine-free coffee.

Traditional Medicinal Use:

The seed powder is an ingredient in a paste given to relieve ague (malaria or another illness involving fever and shivering).

Other Facts:

• Date seed oil has been used to replace the portions of other vegetable oils in body creams, shampoos, and shaving soap formulations, and in general, the quality of these cosmetic formulations.

• Date seeds comprise up to 15% of the date fruit’s weight.

• The seeds contain a higher content of protein and fat compared to date flesh.

• High content of dietary fiber and phenolics in date seeds makes them good ingredient for functional foods.

• Utilization of date seed in animal feed improves weight gain and feed efficiency.

• Date seeds can even be incorporated into necklaces.

• They can also be used as a source of oil.

• The seeds contain 6 to 8% of yellow-green, non-drying oil suitable for use in soap and cosmetic products.

• Seeds are burned to make charcoal for silversmiths.

To know more on Date Seed Health Benefits refer: https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/date-seed/

INGREDIENTS 30ml Chilly Date - Spiced Date Syrup 30ml Gin 20ml Fresh lemon juice Tonic water Ice Cubes Garnish - Cucumber stick, Fresh mint leaves, Cinnamon stick PROCEDURE To your Cocktail shaker, add Chilly date - Spiced Date Syrup, Gin and Lemon Juice.

• Shake well.

• Pour the ingredients to your cocktail glass, add Tonic water and Ice cube.... and garnish!

• Now, sip & enjoy the taste of refreshing haven :)

INGREDIENTS for 1 cup of Zero Café 50gms of Zero Café, Coffee Alternative 100ml hot water (96 Degree Celsius) Hot Milk (65 Degree Celsius) to taste Sugar to taste EQUIPTMENT French Press

PROCEDURE

• Remove the strainer from the French Press and add Chilly Date - Zero Café, Coffee Alternative to the empty container.

• Top it with hot water and let it brew for 3-4 minutes so the chocolaty, nutty, aromatic flavours from Zero Café are extracted.

• Now insert the strainer into the French Press and slide it down so the powder is separated from the decoction.... and Wallah! Your Zero Café, Coffee Alternative is ready to brighten up your healthy morning :D

• You can have your coffee black or with hot milk and sugar.