Olive oil of the highest category (extra virgin) is essentially freshly squeezed olive juice, which professionals call first–pressed oil. This oil is obtained by cold pressing the fruits and separating the excess liquid in a centrifuge. Fresh olive is a capricious product, and within a day after harvesting it begins to oxidize, lose its shape, taste and aroma, so olives are turned into oil as close as possible to the place of collection and never transport fruits over long distances. This means that the first-pressed oil retains the unique aroma of olives of the region where it was made. Notes of flowers and fruits, artichokes and fresh grass.
Such a bright personality requires careful handling: extra virgin olive oil works best in its natural form at room temperature in salads, appetizers, sauces and even in cold desserts. Many manufacturers enrich its notes with additional flavors – basil, lemon zest, garlic, dried tomatoes and truffle. So the oil turns into a ready-made refined dressing. It is enough to dip a piece of ciabatta in olive oil with the aroma of noble white truffle to feel a powerful polyphony of flavors.
Olive Oil for Frying
Many home cooks are sure that frying and stewing in extra virgin olive oil is not right. From the heat, fragile natural flavors are destroyed, the oil changes texture and color, and the piquant bitterness turns into outright bitterness. But this is only partially true. In fact, the so–called “smoking point” (that is, the temperature limit after which all of the above irreversible processes begin to occur in the oil) even in first-pressed oil is quite high – up to 180 ° C, depending on the acidity of the product. In other words, if the dish is slowly languishing or baked in the oven with gentle heating, extra virgin oil releases all its flavor and transmits it to the products, which is exclusively beneficial for fish, meat or vegetables. This is the secret, for example, of the Provencal ratatouille – only mixed vegetables cooked in “virgin” olive oil turn into a luxurious, fragrant southern sun whole.
But if we are talking about high temperatures – deep-frying or frying in a hot frying pan, then the temperature shock will kill all living things. For these purposes, it is logical to use refined olive oil: it is sold both in pure form and mixed with a small amount of extra virgin (usually in a percentage ratio of 80:20). This oil is a workhorse in the kitchen, it is more affordable and absolutely universal, suitable for salad dressings and frying in a frying pan. Due to the high density, olive oil practically does not penetrate into the product during frying. And this is good news for those who want to eat a ruddy steak and observe the principles of a healthy diet: after frying, it is easy to remove excess olive oil with a paper towel.
It is worth considering that due to the high density, olive oil practically does not penetrate into the product during frying. The only thing to avoid is deep–frying and a hot frying pan
Such a hearty salad can serve as a main course in a fast or serve as an excellent snack. A delicious combination of products perfectly complements the bright dressing.
If you really want something sour or spicy, then vegetables in express marinades come to our aid here. And lemon and ginger also carry a lot of benefits. There are similar salads on the website, but the marinade in them is completely different.
Very juicy and bright vitamin salad, which perfectly harmonizes with sour cream dressing! An indispensable ingredient in the preparation of salads is raisins! I recommend it to everyone without exception! It’s really delicious!
In general, this is not a salad recipe, like the most ordinary salad, but a filling recipe. Thanks to this, the taste becomes bright and saturated. I recommend cooking a double portion at once or more, store up to a week in the refrigerator. The longer you store the filling, the more its taste is revealed. I hope this dressing will help to diversify your dishes during lenten time.
My full name of the salad is “light salad “A breath of air” for those tired of feasts”!!! A few days ago I was visiting a bosom friend. We tried a simple salad. It was delicious and fresh! The next day I changed it by adding a few ingredients and replacing one ingredient, and cooked it for dinner.
Thinking about what to cook my favorite for dinner, I remembered this salad. The ingredients are simple and few, the combination is new to me, it will take a little time to prepare. So why don’t I have an Italian dinner???
The salad is simply amazing. Extremely light, fresh, juicy and very tasty! My daughter tried it and was so delighted that she cooked it for dinner the same day.
The salad won me over with its lightness and juiciness. I think it will become a worthy decoration for any festive table or a quiet family evening, such a riot of colors and a variety of flavors on one plate.
Everyone wanted to refresh the salad with their favorite dressing, and our family liked the taste. I hope that you will be able to appreciate the refueling. Very tasty, simple, affordable, beautiful, elegant. A very colorful and very tasty salad, just in order to dilute complex meat dishes.
