Cooks' Question

I've recently received an Italian food parcel, which includes:
truffle oil & merlot grape oil - can I use these in ordinary frying instead of normal oil?

Response

Both of these oils have a far too superior flavour and are too expensive to be used for frying. They should be used as seasonings to finish dishes off, for example the truffle oil would be lovely drizzled over one of Delia's recipes for risotto such as Oven-baked Wild Mushroom Risotto, click here to view it.

Alternatively you could use the oils over other Italian or Mediterranean influenced recipes such as Italian Stuffed Aubergines, click here to view the recipe.

Otherwise adding a few drops to a homemade dressing would also add another dimension to a salad, try this with Delia's recipe for Vinaigrette Dressing, click here to view it.

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