Country Club, in Windermere, Florida,
and a former associate professor at the
Culinary Institute of America, lauds
5 tablespoons capers
olive oil’s versatility. “There are lots of
varieties,” he advises, “and it has a great Caper and
½ cup green or black olives
flavor that holds up during cooking.”
2 flat anchovy filets, or to taste
Nut oils like walnut and almond
are also favorites of Scott. Though
Olive Tapenade
4 garlic cloves
many have strong flavors, most have
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
low smoke points, so Scott suggests
adding them at the end of cooking.
“Just a drizzle can wake up a dish,” he
Coarsely chop ingredients or blend in a food processor. Spoon the
notes.
spread over slices of crusty French or sourdough bread, serve as a
Seed oils burst with distinc-
tive tastes, too. Pumpkin seed oil, a dip with vegetables, or use as a savory sauce over pasta.
recent addition to American cuisine,
is a polyunsaturated powerhouse of Source: OliveOilSource.com/recipes.htm
antioxidants. Try it as a memorable,
last-minute seasoning for fish or a
delectable enhancement to steamed
smoke point, although toasted sesame oils interacting with chemicals found
vegetables. Grapeseed oil, high in
oil is usually used as a flavoring agent in plastic containers and to ensure the
heart-healthy vitamin E, has a high
only, rather than in cooking. European freshness and genuine flavors of the
smoke point, so it’s good for stir-
or cold-pressed sesame oil is light in product.
frying and sautéing. Its light, nutty
color and nutty in flavor; the Asian

and slightly fruity taste is the perfect
variety is made from toasted seeds,
Primary sources:
foil for fruit salads or baby greens that
giving it a darker color and more pro-
OliveOilSource.com; MedicalNewsTo-
might be overpowered by olive oil’s
nounced taste.
day.com; MayoClinic.com; Coconu-
more robust flavor.
A final tip: For the optimum
tResearchCenter.org,
Untoasted sesame seed oil is an-
culinary adventure, choose oils in
DrWeil.com;
other culinary multitasker with a high
glass bottles to avoid the risk of the
TheEpicentre.com.
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