This Mediterranean-inspired appetizer recipe, featuring Bella Viva Orchards’ Certified Organic Dried Black Figs and Certified Organic Raw Almonds, is easy enough to make on a weeknight and special enough to be served for company. By using Dried Figs, you’re packing an extra concentrated punch of sweet, earthy flavor. Yields: 12 small toasts Prep time: 5 minutesCook time: 15 minutesTotal Time: 35 minutes (includes cooling time) Ingredients: 1 cup Bella Viva Orchards Certified Organic Dried Black Figs (about 12)¾ cup water½ cup Bella Viva Orchards Certified Organic Raw Almonds, roughly chopped½ cup whole milk ricotta cheese (fresh is best)12 slices thin baguettePinches of flaky sea
These rich scones, featuring Bella Viva Orchards’ Organic Zante Currants, are easy to make – and even easier to eat! We’ll bet this recipe will find its way to your kitchen for many breakfasts and tea breaks. Yields: 6 scones Prep time: 10 minutesCook time: 20-25 minutesTotal Time: 30-35 minutes Ingredients: 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour2 ½ teaspoons baking powder¼ cup granulated sugar¼ teaspoon fine sea salt¼ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes½ cup Bella Viva Orchards Organic Zante Currants½ cup whipping cream1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk (reserve the egg white for egg wash), lightly beatenTurbinado sugar, for sprinkling
It’s not a surprise. Summer can be hot. So grab a lounge chair and park it in the shade. Pour a nice cold beverage and get a bag of Bella Viva Orchards Certified Organic Dried Mangoes out of your pantry. This, fellow fruit lovers, is what summer’s all about! Yes, you’re about to embark on a tropical vacation. In your mouth. If you haven’t hopped on a plane to a place where the Mango and palm trees are swaying in the warm breeze, you can save time and money by enjoying that vacation in the comfort of your own home. And this, our flip-flop
We wish you were here with us right now. As we walk through our Certified Organic Peach orchards on these warm Central California days, we’re enveloped in the aromas of sweet, juicy, beautiful Peaches. It’s heavenly and we consider ourselves beyond lucky to experience this splendor. If you haven’t been in the middle of a Peach orchard on a summer day, we think you should add that experience to your bucket list! Our Certified Organic Peaches are grown in an estate orchard that’s been in our family since 1987. At Bella Viva Orchards, we grow several varieties of Peaches, with our largest planting being
This easy tasty recipe, featuring Bella Viva Orchards’ Certified Organic Dried Peach Slices, Certified Organic Dried Cherries and Certified Organic Pecans, is sure to bring summer sunshine to your family and friends any time of the year. You can feel good about using more fruit to thicken the crisp, too! Yields: 6 to 8 servings Prep time: 25 minutesCook time: 35 minutesTotal Time: 1 hour Ingredients: For fruit filling:5 cups Bella Viva Orchards Certified Organic Peach Slices, divided1 cup Bella Viva Orchards Certified Organic Dried Cherries, halved3 cups water¾ cup granulated sugarZest of 1 lemonJuice of ½ fresh lemonPinch Kosher salt For streusel topping:¾
This recipe, featuring Bella Viva Orchards’ Certified Organic Orange Chips and Orange Powder, will make you a superstar at your next special occasion gathering. The crust and cheesecake and the Orange Chip topping can be made a day ahead and kept separated until the day of service. Yields: 12 servings Prep time: 30 minutesCook time: 55 minutesInactive time: at least 3 hoursTotal Time: at least 4 hours 25 minutes, including cooling times Ingredients: For the topping:24 Bella Viva Orchards Certified Organic Orange Chips1 cup water1/2 cup granulated sugar¼ cup fresh orange juice For the crust: 1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs¼ cup granulated sugar1/3
This easy no-bake recipe, featuring Bella Viva Orchards’ Certified Organic Dried Pears, Certified Organic Medjool Dates, Certified Organic Raw Almonds, Almond Flour and Almond Butter, is a flavor-packed recipe that will keep your oven off and your taste buds on! A plus? They’re a vegan, GMO-free and gluten-free sweet treat for the whole family! Yields: 1 dozen cookies Prep time: 25 minutesCook time: 0 minutes!Total Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: For the cookies: 1 cup roughly chopped Bella Viva Orchards Certified Organic Dried Pears½ cup roughly chopped Bella Viva Orchards Certified Organic Medjool Dates¼ cup roughly chopped Bella Viva Orchards Certified Organic Raw Almonds¼ cup
We just love June here in the Central Valley. The long, warm days signal the season for Father’s Day, barbecues and yes…Apricots! (You saw that coming, right?) As you probably know, we offer a number of varieties and styles of California Apricots, and they’re all outstanding. While many of them come from trusted partners who are our neighbors, we grow our own California Tangy Apricots. And right now, we’re in the throes of our Apricot harvest! Mother Nature is giving those trees one more dose of sunshine and the trees are bending from the weight of the heavy, ripe and sweet fruit. Early in
Father’s Day is right around the corner. So once you’ve got Dad situated in that recliner with his favorite sports on TV and that remote control all to himself, how can you make his day even better? You could mow the lawn. You could wash his car. You could fire up the grill and make a batch of this month’s recipe for Apricot-glazed Pork Chops with Chopped Oven-Roasted Almonds or you could really show him you care by gifting him with Nuts from Bella Viva Orchards. Now, that’s doing it right, friends! Nuts. The perfect answer to a low-maintenance, healthier full-on noshing session. We’ve
This recipe, using Bella Viva Orchards California Tangy Apricots and Raw Almonds, will make you want to get outdoors and fire up that grill! You’ll want to keep an extra bag or two of our Almonds and Apricots on hand for enjoyment when you’re spending time inside or on the go. Bring on the sunshine and bring on the happy flavors! Yields: 6 servings Prep time: 2 to 4 hoursCook time: about 30 minutesTotal Time: up to 4 hours, 30 minutes Ingredients: For brine:8 cups water½ cup kosher salt½ cup granulated sugar For glaze*:½ cup Bella Viva Orchards California Tangy Apricots¾ cup water1 large
