Cooking with olive oil versus finishing with it
Extra virgin olive oil works in the pan and on the plate, but it does a different job in each. Here is how to tell...
From Dukat
Journal
Notes from Dukat: the harvest, the village and what to cook with the oil.
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Five dishes that are mostly about the olive oil
Some dishes hide the oil. These five put it front and centre, with a handful of ingredients and nowhere for a dull bottle to hide.
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The simplest olive oil and bread dip, done properly
Bread dipped in olive oil is the easiest thing to put on a table and the easiest to get slightly wrong. Here is the plain...
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A lemon and olive oil dressing you will make every week
One jar, five ingredients, two minutes. A lemon and olive oil dressing that works on leaves, grains, beans, roast vegetables and fish, and how to...
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Roasting vegetables in olive oil: the method that works
Soggy, pale roast vegetables usually come down to three things: too little heat, too little space, and oil in the wrong place. Here is the...
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Olive oil in baking: a citrus olive oil cake
Swap butter for extra virgin olive oil and you get a cake with a tender crumb, a bright citrus flavour and a habit of tasting...
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Olive oil on pasta: aglio e olio and three easy variations
Spaghetti, garlic, chilli and olive oil. Aglio e olio is a fifteen minute dinner from the cupboard, and once you have the method down, three...
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Albanian byrek at home, made with olive oil
Byrek is one of the best-known dishes in Albania: thin layers of pastry around a savoury filling, baked until golden. Here is a home version...
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Fried eggs in olive oil, and why the edges go crisp
An egg fried in a generous amount of olive oil gets lacy, golden, crisp edges and a soft yolk. Here is how to do it,...
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