How to Dress a Salad with Olive Oil

What could be a healthier way to enjoy olive oil than a salad dressing with wholesome fruits and vegetables? Making a straightforward oil and vinegar dressing gives you control over the number of components, including salt and fat. Additionally, you can quickly prepare a fresh salad dressing using basic kitchen materials. Method to Dress a […]

How to Make Vinaigrettes and Dressings

Store-bought vinaigrette is SO MUCH BETTER than homemade, and it’s SO EASY. This recipe makes enough for four salads with a light dressing. For a tone of modifications and suggestions, see the entire post!   Procedure to make Vinaigrettes and Dressings Here is the procedure to make Vinaigrettes and dressing and also the ingredients used […]

What can I add to the vinaigrette for flavor?

A little salt (I prefer kosher salt or sea salt) and pepper are the only other ingredients necessary for a fantastic and simple vinaigrette, as I mentioned in the recipe above (I prefer freshly ground black pepper). The acidity of the vinegar is lessened using sugar or honey. Bonus if you use honey, which also […]

Use Olive Oil for Healthier Cookies

While we don’t want to say goodbye to those delicious cookies we all enjoy, we do want to make them healthier without it affecting their flavor. One of the easiest ways to make your cookies a little healthier is by replacing the butter with Verde Valley Olive Oil in your favorite cookie recipe. Not only is […]

How to Use a Finishing Oil on Pork

Why You Should be Finishing Your Cooking with Olive Oil If you have ever been to Italy or anywhere in the Mediterranean, you know that when they finish preparing a meal they top it off with a high-quality extra virgin olive oil. It is a chef’s flavorful finale for the meal they have prepared. Not […]

Health Benefits of Verde Valley Olive Oil

Health Benefits of Verde Valley Olive Oil It is the beginning of the New Year and one of the major resolutions people commit to is to eat healthier. While people don’t always think of oil when they think of healthy foods, they should when it comes to high-quality olive oil. Olive oil is one of the […]

How To Use A Finishing Oil On Chicken

Why You Should be Finishing Your Cooking with Olive Oil If you have ever been to Italy or anywhere in the Mediterranean, you know that when they finish preparing a meal they top it off with a high-quality extra virgin olive oil. It is a chef’s flavorful finale for the meal they have prepared. Not […]

Balsamic Vinegar to Prepare Meats

Balsamic Vinegar to Prepare Meats Balsamic Vinegar is a go-to ingredient when marinating or preparing meats. This is because it can tenderize a tough cut of meat while adding a spectacular flavor to the dish. As a general rule, only red meat needs to be tenderized while the chicken and fish can solely take advantage […]

What Foods Does Balsamic Vinegar Pair With?

If you use balsamic vinegar, it’s probably exclusively in your homemade salad dressings or marinades. Yet, this flavor filled vinegar has much more to offer than just a condiment in your pantry. Balsamic vinegar actually enhances the taste of your food and at Verde Valley Olive Oil Traders, we have so many flavor infused balsamic […]

How to Emulsify with Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegar

Emulsify Slowly add Olive Oil Trader’s EVOO to an Olive Oil Trader’s balsamic while whisking vigorously. This disperses and suspends minute droplets of one liquid throughout the other.  Emulsified mixtures are usually thick and satiny in texture. Emulsifying will allow you to evenly disperse a vinaigrette flavor over salads and fruit. For a vinaigrette, the […]