Replace Your Butter with Star Olive Oil

Written by Diana - October 5, 2009 7 Comments

STAR_EnterContestLogo Star Olive Oil is a delicious alternative to butter in your recipes and healthier too.  I use olive oil in my cooking on a regular basis.  Olive oil give a nice clean taste to foods without being greasy or heavy.  I often slice up my vegetables – like squash and root vegetables, and drizzle olive oil and herbs over top then bake in the oven.  My husband loves dipping bread into olive oil with fresh ground pepper.  A brush of olive oil and herbs on corn makes a great summer side dish. 

Some other ways to use olive oil:

  • Use light olive oil instead of butter in cakes, cookies and muffins — use olive oil to prepare the pan too!
  • Inject your holiday turkey with extra-virgin olive oil, a little orange juice and seasonings for a moist, fresh bird.
  • Mash your potatoes with extra-virgin olive oil and fresh garlic instead of butter and cream.

    STAR Olive oil is encouraging cooks to try olive oil in place of butter this season and is looking for creative new recipes in its “Flavors of the Mediterranean” Recipe Contest.  Contest begins Sept 20 and runs thru Dec 20 with judging and prizes Jan 2010.
    The grand prize winner will enjoy an all-expense paid culinary adventure to Catalonia Spain with daily cooking classes, visits to local wineries, food markets, historic sites and a private olive oil tasting and lunch at STAR’s facilities in Tarrega. Runners-up receive Sur La Table gift cards and first 500 entrants will receive free Olive Oil/Vinegar cruets. For more details visit http://www.starfinefoods.com. 

    Tonight for dinner I followed their advice.  I had some cod and a tasty recipe to follow.  I substituted Star Olive Oil for butter and it was great.  We all loved it, including my son.  I also had broccoli and rice that I reheated, but instead of using butter in it, I used a little Star Olive Oil and some herbs.  It had a nice nutty herby flavor to it that was perfect.  Think about different ways you can substitute olive oil for butter and come back tomorrow for a surprise. 

     

    October 3rd, 2009 032 Cod Dijon

    • 3 small cod fillets
    • 2 tbs. Star Olive Oil
    • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
    • 1 tsp white wine Worcestershire sauce
    • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
    • 4 tbs bread crumbs

    Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly grease a baking dish large enough to fit fillets. Place cod into dish. Blend the olive oil, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and Dijon. Brush fillets with sauce. Sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes until cooked through.

     

    I need to think up a recipe to enter in their contest.  I figure it’s good for a cruet at least, right? And maybe a trip to Spain – Wow!image

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