Herbs and spices add interesting flavor to mild oil. Before pouring the infused oil into bottles, replace the fresh herbs; they will darken while steeping in the warm oil. Use in salad dressings and sauces, or drizzle on grilled chicken, fish, lamb, eggplant, pita bread, tomatoes, or feta cheese. Ideal to enhance olive oils aromatic qualities with delicious herbs that will add flavour to your salads and other dishes. Preparation: It is the best moment for flavouring oils that in the winter will remind us of summer herbs scents. You should prepare one litre of each, as its perfume is quite strong and a little bit is enough to flavour a salad. Add some sprigs of fresh basil in a litre of olive oil and heat for about 10 minutes without exceeding 50 or 60 degrees. Then cool down, remove the herbs, and bottle. You can use different types of herbs: spearmint, peppermint, rosemary, thyme, olive oil know. You can also mix them.
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