Olive oil, "green gold" with countless benefits... Nothing beats it to enhance your dishes and salads, add flavour to your meats and fish, or even replace butter when baking cakes. In this article, we offer you 5 uses for olive oil to ensure successful cooking.
Olive oil to elevate your salads
Natural or as a vinaigrette, olive oil adds flavour to your salads, whether raw or cooked. Do you like simplicity? Season your raw vegetable salad with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil...
For a fruitier touch, succumb to the delicacy of Provence olive oil (AOC). Born from the blend of several vegetable aromas from the Terroir of Provence, this product will charm your guests during lunches with friends or family. A dynamic touch to awaken the taste buds of both young and old... Olive lovers? Discover our Provence olive oil with ripened olives now. A balanced blend of powerful aromas of cocoa and undergrowth to transform your salads and create harmony with all your fruits and vegetables.
A noble ingredient for healthier frying
Known for its high resistance to high temperatures, olive oil is used by many Michelin-starred chefs to best preserve its nutritional properties. Unlike other vegetable oils, such as sunflower oil or rapeseed oil, olive oil benefits from a high index of monounsaturated fats, which allows it to produce fewer chemical substances during frying.
Mixed frying, vegetable fritters, or simple fries, olive oil will bring a natural flavour to your food and avoid a "heavy" result.
To add a Mediterranean touch to your cooked dishes
Used for millennia in the Mediterranean coasts, olive oil is now adopted all over the world. Do you feel that your meat, poultry, or fish lack flavour? How about enhancing the dish with a drizzle of flavoured olive oil? For oven or pan cooking, Fauchon's olive oils are the best way to treat yourself.
For a touch of originality, adopt Fauchon's culinary speciality of olive oil flavoured with black truffle. Specially designed for the most refined palates, this high-end product will bring a gourmet touch to all your cooked dishes: mashed potatoes, pasta, vegetable gratin... Something to please everyone.
Olive oil bread: a health ally
Want to indulge yourself while staying in shape? Olive oil is a natural source of health. Rich in healthy fats, it helps prevent bad cholesterol. Moreover, consuming a slice of olive oil bread daily provides a good dose of vitamins (especially vitamin E) while detoxifying the liver.
For even more flavour, you can make an olive oil dip mixed with balsamic vinegar... Served in many Italian restaurants, warm bread paired with this mixture is very popular.
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Olive oil in pastry
Are you tired of using butter or margarine in your cake preparations? You're right, it's better to avoid these traditional fats, which are not beneficial for health. Know that there is a healthier solution to allow you to have fun in pastry while opting for healthier food alternatives. The secret? Olive oil...
You should know that butter usually contains 85% fat and 15% water. So, if your recipe requires 100g of butter, replace it with 85ml of olive oil. However, for some recipes, butter is essential. This is the case, for example, for croissants or tarts made with puff pastry.
