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Grand Prize Pizza

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The Mediterranean Foods Alliance has selected our Mediterranean Pizza Recipe as the Grand Prize Winner for their recipe contest.  Did you know that May is Mediterranean Food Month?

Here is their announcement:

Mediterranean Month Recipe Contest

Mediterranean Month produced a number of mouth-watering entries for the Med Month recipe contest. Click here to check out some of our favorite recipes, and remember to keep making every month Mediterranean, all year long!

Congratulations to the creators of some of our favorites  (in alphabetical order):

Beauty Ranch Almond Cookies by Susan Zabriskie

Bruschetta with Cannelini Bean Paste, Tomato Chutney and Reduced Balsamic Glaze by Joshua James Ogrodowski

Crispy Chickpea Cakes with Cilantro and Pickled Onionsby Kevin Church

Grape Leaves Stuffed with Rice and Figs with Lemon-Yogurt Sauce by Diane Nemitz

Hazelnut Crusted Cod Loins with Roasted Plum and Fig Garnish by Diane Nemitz

Mediterranean Salad with Lemon Balsamic Vinaigretteby Dustin J. Burnett, MS, RD

Mediterranean Lamb Salad with Avocados by Don Cavness

Mediterranean Pizza by Judy Doherty

Pumpkinseed & Sundried Tomato Pesto by Carol Leivonen

Warm Lemon Orzo & Spinach Salad by Melanie Plesko, RD

Our number one favorite was the Mediterranean Salad with Lemon Balsamic Vinaigrette. This salad is a nutritional powerhouse, with the same power pack of flavor and texture.

And, our randomly selected grand prize winner is Judy Doherty. Congratulations, everyone!

Congrats to everyone – we can’t wait to try some of those recipes!!