Quick recipes using olive oil - By: Matthew Dowd

Listed below are some easy-to-cook recipes that get a great flavour due to the use of olive oil.

• Grill or toast thick slices of crusty bread, rub with garlic or very ripe tomato and drizzle with olive oil.

• Drizzle olive oil on baked potatoes and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese or chopped fresh herbs.

• Make a quick, easy salad dressing or marinade. Just whisk together 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon wine vinegar, salt and pepper to taste and perhaps chopped fresh herbs, garlic or onion.

• Bake low calorie potato chips the easy way. Cut unpeeled potatoes into thick slices and arrange them in one layer on a baking sheet. Lightly brush the slices with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and bake in a preheated 230 degree Celsius oven for 12-15 minutes until crisp.

• Brush sliced vegetables, such as eggplant, zucchini and red capsicum, with a full flavoured olive oil, season and sprinkle with fresh herbs – thyme, oregano, parsley or rosemary – and bake in a preheated 180 degree Celsius oven until tender.

• Use light flavoured olive oil in scone and waffle batter. It is also very good in fruit cakes and fruit muffins.
• Toss hot or cold vegetables with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, freshly ground black pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.

• Keep a cruet of fresh olive oil on your dining table to sprinkle vegetables, soups, stews and pasta dishes for added flavour.

• Make a sauce with olive oil. Boil chicken, veal or fish stock and thicken it by adding a steady stream of olive oil; simmer and season with 2-3 tablespoons of wine, pepper and fresh herbs.

• Pop corn in olive oil and drizzle some extra olive oil over the top.

Olive Groves in Victoria

If you are looking for the perfect olive oil for all these dishes you do not need to go far. Just pick a bottle of Nullamunjie Extra Virgin Olive Oil which is a robustly fruity oil with excellent complexity of flavours and length of pepper, and a beautiful herbaceous aroma. As with all olive oils classified as extra virgin, acidity levels are less than 0.8%. In the case of Nullamunjie extra virgin olive oil, they are considerably less, never having exceeded 0.2%. To know more about Nullamunjie and the oils offered by them, please visit their website at http://www.nullamunjie.com.au

About the Author

Mathew is a Chef by profession and is in the profession by more than 20 years. He loves to travel and blog on Cooking. http://www.nullamunjie.com.au

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