Cooking with cold-pressed grape seed oil
In addition to grape seed oil being high in polyunsaturated fats, monounsaturated fats and anti-oxidants, its high smoking point of 242 degrees Celsius makes it an excellent choice for cooking. Available in a variety of tasty flavours and infusions, it makes for healthy and cooking. Inspired to be creative – share your favourite recipe with us!
Baby Potatoes with Garlic Oil
- Cook potatoes; drain and then pour Garlic oil over
- Make sure all the potatoes are thoroughly coated
- Sprinkle with garlic salt & pepper
Crushed Rosemary Potatoes
- Cook baby potatoes and then drain
- Crush them lightly on either side with a fork
- Fry in rosemary oil till crispy
Chilli Boerewors
- Fry 1x large onion (roughly chopped) in Chilli oil
- Add 500gr. boerewors, sliced in10cm pieces, and cook until nearly done
- Add cooked baby potatoes cut in half
- Serve with salad or veggies, or French loaf dipped into gravy
Chilli chicken, Potatoes, Beans
- 800gr. chicken breasts cut into small pieces
- 500gr. potatoes cut into thin wedges
- Green beans – blanched
- 1x large onion – chopped
- 400ml coconut milk
- Fresh coriander or basil
- Cover bottom of pan with chilli oil and fry chicken quickly until almost done – then remove from heat
- Fry onions lightly, add potatoes and simmer for 20 minutes
- Add beans and chicken with juices
- Add coconut milk and simmer till thickened
- Garnish with basil or coriander
Courgette in Rosemary Oil
- Warm rosemary oil in a pot
- Add 1x large onion and 1 x tomato, roughly chopped and cook for a few minutes
- Add Courgettes, sliced in fairly large pieces, and cook for a further 5min. or until slightly soft
- Add mushrooms (optional)
- Season with salt & pepper
- Sprinkle with crumbed feta cheese before serving with a handful of chopped coriander leaves
Meatballs in Rosemary Oil
- 500gr. mince
- 1x small onion – finely chopped
- Aromat, salt & pepper
- 1x egg – beaten
- Half cup breadcrumbs
- Mix all ingredients and roll into small balls
- Heat a generous amount of rosemary oil in a pan and fry till nearly cooked
- Leave meatballs in the oil and reheat when ready to serve
- Make a gravy with the pan juices and serve with mashed potatoes