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2 easy Super Bowl treats with locally sourced Quebec ingredients

Watch: Chef Oliver de Volpi prepares a mean Superbowl sandwich on the Morning News

Montreal — McGill University Executive chef Chef Oliver de Volpi has concocted some easy recipes for your Super Bowl party and they all feature a few locally-sourced products.

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Here are the recipes for a delicious onion dip using Oka cheese from Quebec and yummy Fair Trade brownies using locally-sourced eggs from McGill University’s MacDonald campus.

Oka Onion Dip

Makes 2 × 350g dips for 2 to 4 people.

Chef Oliver de Volpi’s Oka onion dip
Chef Oliver de Volpi’s Oka onion dip.

Ingredients

100 grams crème d’Oka (can be replaced with cream cheese)

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100 grams sour cream

50 grams mayonnaise

150 grams grated OKA cheese divided (100 grams + 50 grams)

1 roasted red pepper diced

1 large chopped onion

3 chopped garlic cloves

Salt and pepper

Cayenne pepper

 

Directions

Lightly sauté the garlic and onions. Cool.

Mix the rest of the ingredients together with the onions and garlic and peppers.

Divide in two equal portions.

Place in oven safe bake dish. Sprinkle with remaining grated cheese.

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or on the BBQ for about 10 minutes.

 

100% Fair-Trade Brownies

In the summer of 2014 McGill University made this same brownie recipe with 8600 eggs.
In the summer of 2014 McGill University made this same brownie recipe with 8600 eggs.

Ingredients

3 locally-sourced fresh eggs

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½ cup of flour

½ tsp baking powder

1 cup Fair Trade sugar

¼ cup of Fair Trade cocoa powder

½ cup of butter or margarine

60 grams dark, semi sweet Fair Trade chocolate

 

Directions 

Melt and stir butter and chocolate.

Add eggs.

Stir in sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder.

Mix in flour until smooth (but don’t over mix).

Bake at 350 C for 20 minutes.

 

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