Olive Oil For Bread Dipping

Bread dipping appetizer, all you need is fresh, sliced bread and dip the slices in extra virgin olive oil. Some people also use vegetables to dip into the heart healthy oil. Combine basil, pepper, dried tomato pesto and lemon juice to spice up the olive oil. Your personal preference will determine how you want to use the olive oil and which herbs and spices to add. In order for the flavor of your selected herbs to come forth, let the herbs and spices stand for 15 minutes in the olive oil.

You don’t have to use dipping sauces made from extra virgin olive oil exclusively for bread dipping. You can use the sauces on salad, pasta dressings or for marinating meat. You can also drizzle the oil over steamed or grilled vegetables for a different and new taste.

Whether for the various uses of olive oil or the use strictly for bread dipping, always make sure you use extra virgin olive oil. It may cost a bit more, but you cannot beat the flavor with a cheap substitute. When you combine bread that has been cubed or sliced, you’ve got a winning entrée to the main meal and it can be used for any occasion. And if you want to further your creative sauce, then drizzle come of the oil over vegetables, salad or use as a meat marinade.

When creating your personal olive oil dipping sauces, you can bottle the sauces and use at any moment that you desire. Bread dipping makes for a healthy snack between meals or as an appetizer to a main meal. When you have guests that drop in unexpectedly, all you need is fresh sliced bread and your special sauces for bread dipping.

Perhaps you choose not to be a creative chef. For bread dipping, you can use extra virgin olive oil in its natural state. The oil just needs to be poured into bread dipping dishes and can be used within minutes. But if you do choose to be a creative chef, than combine your herbs and spices and heat for 10 seconds in a microwave. The flavors will disperse through the oil and you don’t have to wait the customary 15 minutes for this to occur.

The latest trend in cooking is bread dipping and its humble beginnings was in the Mediterranean countries. Extra virgin olive oil is a heart healthy oil and what better way to keep your guests healthy than to use this oil in bread dipping dishes, using fresh, sliced bread and loads of conversation subjects. Your guests will thank you for thinking of them and no doubt will want you to share your secrets in making oil dipping such a success.