I was chosen by @FamilyRated to be one of their advocates for a couple new Becel products and anyone who knows me knows I love being in the kitchen, testing out new products and creating or tweaking recipes, so I was up for the challenge to incorporate Becel’s Avo Plus oil and Becel’s Salted Margarine sticks into some recipes.

The first product I was intrigued to try was the Avo Plus oil… I’m kind of an olive snob and am very particular about the flavour of the oils I typically use. Now the advantage of this particular oil is that it is a combination of canola, avocado, and mid-oleic sunflower oil which means it heats up faster and is thinner than your conventional olive oil (which makes it better for frying), has no trans-fats, is low in saturated fat and is a good source of Omega 3 & 6 (bonus)! Without further ado, here’s how I used it:

Ingredients:

2 tbsps Becel’s Avo Plus oil

2 Onions (small)

2-3 Garlic cloves (your preference)

1 pint Grape Tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes)

1 tbsp Basil

1 small can Tomato Paste (use photo as reference for what I mean by small)

1 C. 10% Cream

1 basket White Mushrooms (sliced)

Directions:

1. Finely chop the onions and the garlic and toss them into a large sautée pan with Becel’s Avo Plus oil and let them cook down until onions are translucent.
2. Add in halved tomatoes and let them cook down until the skin starts naturally peeling off and tomato juice starts filing the pan.
3. Add in basil and salt/pepper to taste and stir for a couple of minutes until aromatic.
4. Empty out can of tomato paste and cream and stir until perfectly combined.
5. Lastly, put in the thinly sliced mushrooms and let simmer for about 10-15 minutes and BAM!

Boil up your favorite pasta and serve overtop or (as I prefer) mix it in completely with the sauce, top with some cheese if you’d like and enjoy!

Check out my next post to see how I used Becel’s Salted Margarine sticks and share some photos of how your Tomato & Mushroom Rosé sauce turned out. I’d love to see them all!

Thanks for cooking,

alongwithb.