Our oils - Extra Virgin Olive Oils, Dipping and Seasoning Oils, and Grapeseed Oils - are available to purchase online.
SUGGESTIONS for USING OUR SEASONED OILS
OLIVE OILS
ROSEMARY GARLIC – “Our first oil” – Brush on vegetables before grilling; brush on salmon or chicken before grilling or broiling; marinade for lamb (50%/50% of olive oil and red wine or lemon juice); Brush on potatoes before roasting – especially good on red skin potatoes; toss with cooked, chilled tortellini for a tasty pasta salad (can add chunks of cooked chicken breasts, vegetables, etc.); excellent oil for roasted or grilled asparagus; excellent choice for fried potatoes, especially red skin potatoes Buy Now
GARLIC SEASONED – Use as the oil base for white pizza; toss with pasta; brush on chicken (or turkey) before grilling or broiling; use to make garlic mashed potatoes – substitute the oil for the milk, butter and garlic – greatly reduce your saturated fat!; drizzle over a baked potato – eliminate the saturated fat of butter, have the taste of garlic, chives and parsley Buy Now
BASIL GARLIC – Toss with pasta; drizzle over fresh sliced vegetables, especially tomatoes; mix with red wine vinegar to make a salad dressing (remember NEVER add anything to your bottle of oil, always mix the liquids in a separate container); perfect oil base for a Margherita pizza Buy Now
ITALIA CLASSICO – A classic blend of Italian herbs, making it an excellent choice for those who desire a “traditional” dipping oil; as with the other two Italian Seasoned Oils, good for drizzling over pasta and over fresh, sliced vegetables; also a good choice to mix with Red Wine Vinegar for a traditional Italian Salad Dressing; mix (50/50) with vinegar or wine for a tasty marinade
TASTE OF ITALY – Toss with pasta; use as the oil base for white pizza; use in place of oil in a recipe where you want an “Italian influence; toss with chilled pasta for a pasta salad; add 1-2 T to a saucepan of commercial pasta sauce to enhance its flavor; note: this seasoned oil contains a fair amount of salt
RED PEPPER – Use as a base for a “zesty” white pizza or flatbread; made a marinade for chicken or shrimp (50%/50% oil to white wine or lemon juice); use in place of oil in any recipe you want to heat up a notch
OLE’ – Use as a base for a “Tex-Mex” white pizza; use to marinade meat for fajitas, etc; use whenever you want the influence of chipoltes; brush on shrimp kabobs before grilling or broiling; great dipping oil with cheddar cheese bread
GARLIC SEASONED COOKING OIL – Sautee mushrooms; pan fry chicken, shrimp, etc; brush on shrimp before grilling; brush on sliced Italian bread before broiling or grilling; good choice for stir-frying
ASIAN GRILL and STIR FRY OIL – A 80/20 blend of rice bran oil and olive oil; excellent for Asian cooking, marinating, grilling, and especially stir-fry; not spicy
LEMON DILL COOKING OIL – a great choice to prepare fish in, or chicken
RED PEPPER INFUSED COOKING OIL – Great choice for a cooking oil whenever you want to add a little “heat” (this is not “hot”); unique option for stir-frying
SANGRE DE TORO (Habanero Oil based Cooking Oil) – the “hottest” option for a cooking oil; great for cooking beef, chicken, etc for fajitas
LEMON COOKING OIL – another good choice for seafood preparation; brush on griddle for preparing pancakes, French toast, etc; use as the oil in pancake batter, muffin batter, etc
ORANGE COOKING OIL – an interesting option for cooking when you want a citrus influence, other than lemon; can also be used in pancake batter, cake batter, etc in place of vegetable oil
LIQUID GOLD – although it was “designed” as a premium, traditional Mediterranean Dipping Oil, can also be used as a salad dressing or marinade; use in any recipe calling for olive oil and balsamic vinegar
The above listing does NOT represent our entire line of oils, just the most popular.
GRAPESEED OILS
Since Grapeseed Oil has a higher smoke point than most other oils, it makes an excellent choice for high temperature cooking such as pan frying, stir frying, grilling, fondue, etc. They are also a healthy choice for oil in bake goods (muffins, cakes, etc) All "flavored" GSO's are 100% natural, no artificial flavorings or extracts!
GARLIC BUTTER - Whenever you want the classic "garlic butter" influence in your cooking
ANCHO PEPPER - A tasty choice when you want the subtle influence of ancho peppers (not hot)
CHARDONNAY - A good choice for cooking shrimp, scallops and other seafood
BLOOD ORANGE - A wonderful for cooking, baking or grilling!
TANGERINE - An option when you desire a citrus influence; excellent choice of oil to add to one of The Olive and The Grapes fruit vinegars (example: Cranberry Vinegar with Tangerine Grapeseed Oil); good for baking, especially cakes and muffins
MINT - Excellent choice for baking, especially brownies and cakes
CINNAMON - Again, an excellent choice for baking - muffins, cookies, etc; add to pancake batter; brush on griddle in the morning before making French Toast or pancakes
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If you have any questions regarding our products, please call us at 877-503-5775, or simply email us at theoliveandthegrape@yahoo.com In the subject line, give us the reaon for your message, such as "recipes", "questions", "health topics", etc.
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