The Potato Chive Artisan Crisps are packed with delicious Yukon Gold potatoes and chives and topped with the crunch of sea salt and piquant black pepper. The Roasted Garlic Artisan Crisps are brimming with slices of mellow roasted garlic, brushed with extra virgin olive oil, and topped with coarse sea salt. The two additions bring ACE's Artisan Crisp flavours up to a family of six, with its existing four favourites - Cranberry Raisin, Olive Oil & Sea Salt, Rosemary & Sea Salt, and Multigrain. The Artisan Crisps are made with all-natural ingredients and no preservatives and can be found on grocery shelves and in fine food stores throughout Ontario.

Entertaining family and friends is effortless with these recipes using the new Potato Chive and Roasted Garlic Artisan Crisps.

Red Pepper Butter and Feta on Roasted Garlic Artisan Crisps

Makes 10 Crisps (with Red Pepper Butter to spare)

10 Tbsp. (150 mL) warm Red Pepper Butter (see recipe)
10 Roasted Garlic Artisan Crisps
1 Tbsp. (15 mL) olive oil
¼ cup (60 mL) crumbled feta
1 Tbsp. (15 mL) finely chopped basil

Warm the Red Pepper Butter.

Generously spread about 1 Tbsp. (15 mL) warmed Red Pepper Butter on each Roasted Garlic Artisan Crisp. Top with crumbled feta and a sprinkling of basil.

Serve while the Red Pepper Butter is still warm.

Red Pepper Butter

Makes 2 cups (475 mL)

10 red medium-to-large red bell peppers
4 Tbsp. (60 mL) olive oil
1 ½ generous tsp. (7.5 mL) finely minced garlic

Preheat the oven to broil.

Place the peppers on a baking tray and broil each side for approximately 4 to 5 minutes or until the skin starts to blister and blacken. Remove from the oven and cool before peeling the skin off the peppers. Remove seeds and coarsely chop the peppers.

Pour the olive oil into a sauté pan and heat on medium until just warm. Add the peppers and turn the heat to medium-low. Cook the peppers for 90 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent them from burning, or until they start to fall apart.

Stir in the minced garlic and cook for another 15 to 20 minutes, stirring a few times, until the peppers have the consistency of purée.

Cool and store, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to use.

© Adapted from the More From ACE Bakery cookbook by Linda Haynes.

Spicy Sausage with Caramelized Onions on Potato Chive Artisan Crisps

Makes 18 Crisps

2 Tbsp. (30 mL) olive oil
3 to 4 medium cooking onions, sliced
½ tsp. (2.5 mL) granulated sugar
4 thin dry-cured hot chorizo or other dry-cured spicy sausages or 2 larger "fatter" sausages
18 Potato Chive Artisan Crisps
2 tsp. (10 mL) Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp. (15 mL) finely chopped Italian parsley

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).

Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat and add the onions. Sauté for 20 minutes on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until the onions are browned. Add the sugar and sauté 5 minutes more or until onions are caramelized and dark brown in colour. Set aside.

Meanwhile, in a lightly oiled medium frying pan, fry the sausages over medium heat until cooked through. Remove sausages from the pan and let rest a few minutes. If they are large, slice them in half lengthwise, then cut into ¼-inch slices (6-mm) and stir into the caramelized onions.

Spread a little Dijon mustard and then generously spoon about 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) of the onion and sausage mixture on a Potato Chive Artisan Crisp. Top each with a sprinkling of parsley.

Serve while the topping is still warm.

© Adapted from the More From ACE Bakery cookbook by Linda Haynes.

About ACE Bakery

One of North America's leading artisan bakeries, ACE Bakery's baguettes and artisan breads are available at hundreds of restaurants, hotels, caterers, grocery, and gourmet food shops across Canada, the Midwest and East coast of the U.S.A., and as far away as the Bahamas. ACE Bakery opened in 1993 as an artisan bakery creating handmade, European-style rustic breads.

Community involvement is an essential part of ACE's philosophy. The company donates a percentage of pre-tax profits to charitable organizations in the principal centres where ACE Bakery products are sold. ACE's focus is on food and nutrition programs that assist low-income members of the community, financing culinary scholarships, and supporting organic farming initiatives.

ACE Bakery is recognized as one of the 26 top Canadian brands of all time in Ikonica: A Field Guide to Canada's Brandscape (2008).

For more information, contact Philippe Gaudet, 416/241-3600, pgaudet@acebakery.com.


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