6 aromatic oils that will revolutionize your dishes

Extra virgin olive oil is a beloved and essential ingredient in every Mediterranean home. Aromatic plants and spices too. Why not combine them?

Aromatic oils will not only fill your recipes with delicious flavors, but they increase your health potential.

Add spices and aromatic plants to your oils

Giving aroma to the oil is as easy as adding one or more aromatic ingredients into the bottle and leaving them to release all their flavor. here are some recipes to start trying:

1. Oil with chilli

Short 20 grams of chillies dry in rings (you can also put whole) and submerge them in half a liter of oil. Let it rest and test from time to time, until it reaches the intensity you want.

The chilli is anti-inflammatory, promotes digestion and fights gas and constipation.

2. Oil of oregano

Leaves 2 tablespoons of dried oregano, 2 bay leaves and half a teaspoon of salt in 250 ml of oil for 3 weeks. Then filter it. It is ideal for tomato salads and Italian dishes.

Oregano is a medicinal and aromatic plant with digestive, antioxidant and expectorant properties.

3. Saffron oil

Enough with 2 grams of saffron threads for each quarter of a liter of oil. It is left to rest for a month, and it is not necessary to filter it. This oil pairs with rice, creams and vegetable purees. And it gives a very special touch to the vegan.

saffron is antidepressantto the point that in supplement form it can replace medications in cases of mild depression.

4. Thyme and rosemary oil

submerge 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary and 2 lemon thyme in 250 ml of extra virgin olive oil. Add a pinch of salt and shake it. Let it rest for 3 or 4 weeks and filter it. With this oil you can marinate tofu or tempeh.

thyme is a recognized antisepticvery effective in preventing the proliferation of pathogenic viruses and bacteria in the respiratory and digestive tracts.

Rosemary is an adaptogenic plant: it makes you feel more energy to face difficulties.

5. Basil oil

thoroughly wash some 15 grams of fresh basil leaves and then dry them very well. Submerge them in 250 ml of olive oil. Optionally you can add a pinch of salt and 1 clove of garlic. Let it rest for 3 weeks and filter.

Basil is digestive and can avoid stomach spasms.

6. An exotic blend to flavor your oils

put 75 grams of ginger in slices, the skin of an orange (without the white part) and a stick of cinnamon in 250 ml of oil (of a mild variety). Let it infuse at 65ºC for 3 hours. Then let it rest in the fridge and filter it.

Is very suitable for desserts and sweet masses of breads and cookies.