Olive oil is considered an important ingredient in Italian cooking. So also the herb Rosemary. Olive oil is very good for health when consumed raw. Olive oil loses its properties once the oil is heated to a certain temperature for deep frying, tempering etc. Olive oil's monounstaturated fat is very good for health when compared to other oils like vegetable oil, corn oil etc.
Infusing Rosemary in Olive oil caught my attention when i saw one of Paula Deen's episode in Food network. Unfortnately i saw the ending of the show when she spoke of infusing rosemary into olive oil which i could not locate in the www.foodnetwork.com. When i did a search about this i found out that i can infuse other herbs like basil, tyhme, oregano, clintaro etc and spices like caradmom, cinnamon, cumin etc.
Infusing is very very simple to do. All you need is Olive oil, herbs and a container to store them.
Procedure for Infusing :
Place few springs of rosemary in the container and pour olive oil till the rosemary is soaked. Leave it aside for 2 -3 weeks and enjoy them in your salads, sandwitches etc.
Notes : Olive oil can be heated in medium heat and poured over the rosemary springs for few weeks before using them.
5 comments:
Wow ! you made this at home ? Have never tried to make this at home. Thanks for sharing
Good idea! Olive oil is very healthy and light!! Flaovored is even better!! Thanks!!
Krithika,
It is very easy to make them at home. There are even sweet options with Vinallia and cinnamon etc.
FH, yes they taste good after being infused for more than 3 weeks. I used in popcorns which was great.
~Usha
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Olive oil is very healthy and light!! Good idea!
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