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Herb Oil

Basil leaves (or another green herb), blanched for a moment and cooled in ice water, blended with olive oil and salt into a bright green oil for drizzling.

⏱ 1 min
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Grind the leaves in a blender with the olive oil, until you get a bright green oil.
    ⚙ Grinding in a Food ProcessorBlender
    💡In a food processor, grind in short pulses and check between pulses: it's easy to go from coarse to paste. (Sesame for tahini, on the other hand, is ground continuously.)
121calories
0 gprotein
0 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 1%● carbs 0%● fat 99%

Per serving (21 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (1)

  • Blender · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Stick blender (Less smooth, mainly for liquids) · Food processor (Less smooth with liquids)

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⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Coarse salt

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