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- Dry the olive oil
- What you should know about the olive oil
- Dry the olive oil
- Air dry and dry in the oven
- Use of dried olive oil
The olive herb is not only suitable for seasoning food
Dry the olive oil
Time and again new spices and herbs appear on the market, of which only a few can get hold of a place in our kitchen. An exception is the olive herb, which thrives here well in the garden and is used dried as a seasoning and as a medicinal plant.
What you should know about the olive oil
The aromatic herb comes from Spain, Portugal and Morocco. It actually tastes of olives, but also a bit of thyme and rosemary. Just like the two well-known herbs, it goes well with roasted meats, rounds off sauces and salad dressings harmoniously.
It is also known by the following name:
Dry the olive oil
If you have planted olive oil in your garden, you should wait with the first harvest until a vigorous bush has formed. Then you can regularly harvest and dry the branches of the herb. When drying, you should proceed as gently as possible, so that the herb loses only little aroma.
Air dry and dry in the oven
- Shed clean, fresh branches. Wash them and dry them well. Bundle the branches and hang them upside down in an airy, warm, but not sunny place. After a few days, when the dry leaves are easily removed from the stems, the drying process is finished. Put the dried olive oil in airtight cans or glasses and keep them dark.
Faster to reach the goal, if you dry your olive oil in the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 40 degrees. Put the herbs on a baking tray in the oven. Clamp a wooden spoon or a thick pot holder between the oven door to allow moisture to escape. After a few hours, the herb is dried and can be stored.
Even in the Dehydrator you will achieve good drying results.
Use of dried olive oil
If you love the Mediterranean cuisine, you are welcome to use the olive herb. It is suitable for seasoning salads and pesto, it refines meat, fish and mushroom dishes. However, you should not cook the dried cabbage, but just before serving on the food or stir at the end of the cooking time.
From dried olive oil, an effective healing tea can be prepared. It has a positive effect on gastrointestinal infections, flatulence, as well as against the yeast Candida albicans.