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Our tips for Oils

  • Aromatic herb oils

    Herbs with softer leaves, such as tarragon and basil, tend to discolour. Don’t throw them away but make a lovely scented oil; finely chop the basil or tarragon and add to a bottle of olive oil, keep in the fridge for a few days to allow the herbs to infuse the oil then sieve and discard the herbs, pour the oil back into the bottle and use the lovely herb scented oil for dressing and flavouring fish, chicken and cheese dishes.

  • Last Drops

    Submitted by Roland Hobbs, London

    Turn jam jars, marmite, pesto or anything in a jar upside down (remembering to tighten the lid! When you next go to use it, the contents will have gathered in the lid making it easier to use the whole lot.

  • Pesto dressing and bean salad

    Submitted by Lynne, London

    When there is only a teaspoon of pesto left in the jar make an oil and vinegar dressing for bean salad using canned kidney beans/cannelli/borlotti (or whatever you have in your cupboard). You can add sliced red onion, sweetcorn (canned or frozen) and green beans. Bean salad can be made into soup or vegetable chilli if you have any leftover.

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