A couple weekends ago, John and I headed off to Atascadero and Paso Robles for a relaxing, albeit chilly & rainy, weekend in Central California Wine Country. We visited the Adelaida, Tablas Creek, Eberle, Opolo, and Chumeia wineries and the Orchid Hill tasting room and brought back enough wine to last us through the next year! Olive groves are intermingled with vineyards in Paso Robles much like you would expect in Italy, France, and Spain. We also visited Pasolivo where we tasted everything and bought a bag full of gourmet cooking items. Among them were the Olive Jam and Lime Olive Oil that inspired this dish.
It has a wonderfully unique flavor. The chicken is very tender and the glaze is lightly sweet. The sweetness of the Olive Jam and Honey complement the tangyness of the lime with the slight pepper flavor of the chili sauce perfectly. The layers of flavor in each bite are intense and delicious.
1/2 teaspoon Chinese Chili sauce
Place chicken on dinner plates.
Baked Acorn Squash
Mouvedre Cask at Tablas Creek |
Grapevines at Tablas Creek |
View from Eberle |
Atascadero City Center fountain |
Walnut Groves at Adeleida |
Grapevines for sale at Tablas Creek |
Cher says
Olive jam? Love the concept.
The weekend away sounds beautiful!
The Café Sucré Farine says
Susan, what a lovely dinner! I have never heard of olive jam – how interesting! – but I can just imagine all the delightful creations that could be inspired from this. Thanks for sharing your fun trip with us too – living on the other side of the country, I’ve never been to the California wine country and had no idea how beautiful it is!
Lizzy says
I’d just love to tag along with you and John on your excursions. And I’d also love to sample this lovely dish you made…so yummy paired with the wild rice. I’m going to keep my eyes out for olive jam 🙂