Lemon-Olive Oil
"This recipe is for the oil itself, but following there is a recipe for the dressing. The oil makes a nice gift when you put it in a pretty bottle with a nice raffia ribbon and a decoration. Write the recipe for the dressing on a tag and hang it on the bottle to give to a friend."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (483.8 g)
- Calories 2056.5
- Total Fat - 227.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 31.2 g
- Cholesterol - 0.6 mg
- Sodium - 384.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 11.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.3 g
- Sugars - 6.3 g
- Protein - 2 g
- Calcium - 88.7 mg
- Iron - 3.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 32.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Peel the lemons with a potato peeler being very careful not to remove the white of the lemon; place the peel only in a mortar with 1/4 cup of the above olive oil.
Step 2
Pound and rub for one minute or more; remove to a sterile jar or bottle and add the rest of the olive oil.
Step 3
Marinate for 4-6 days at room temperature; strain and discard peel.
Step 4
FOR THE DRESSING: Mix the Lemon-Olive Oil, mustard, and mayonnaise whisking all the time and put into your favorite salad or antipastso.
Tips
No special items needed.