 5@5 is a daily, food-related list from chefs, writers, political pundits, musicians, actors, and all manner of opinionated people from around the globe. Olive oil regularly takes a spin inside the sauté pan and graces many an arugula leaf with its presence - but ever tried a drizzle on top of your sundae? Take an (oily) dip of faith into summer with the Coldani family, who have grown and produced Calivirgin olive oil in the San Joaquin Valley of California for the past 70 years. Five Inventive Summer Uses for Olive Oil: The Coldani Family We love to toss some juicy watermelon squares and ripe strawberry slices into a bowl and then drizzle thick, velvety balsamic vinegar, along with a splash of a basil-infused olive oil over the top. The hidden basil flavor is what surprises the taste buds and we always get compliments for our unique take on fruit salad." 2. Spicy popcorn for movie night As a healthy alternative to butter, we pop up bowls of popcorn and drizzle jalapeno-infused olive oil on top for an unctuous and spicy kick." 3. Summer glow with olive oil After a day in the sun or at the beach, extra virgin olive oil mixed with a little lemon juice and coarse salt makes for a refreshing and healing scrub and summer moisturizer. Whenever we cook, we always drizzle a little bit of oil on our hands for a quick and easy way to keep our hands soft." 4. We scream for ice cream(!) Although everyone thinks of olive oil as traditionally enjoyed on bread, drizzled over fresh mozzarella or poured over a savory soup, it is delicious drizzled over ice cream with some sea salt sprinkled on top. Trust us - this sweet treat makes for the perfect summer indulgence." 5. Olive oil and friends Sometimes we’ll rate the oils based on taste and color, or maybe even do a blind tasting to guess where the oils are from. It’s a delicious spin on a get together with friends - and with a plenty of fresh, crusty French bread for dipping and lots of wine, everyone leaves happy." Favorite use of olive oil? Dip in the comments section, if you please. Is there someone you'd like to see in the hot seat? Let us know in the comments below and if we agree, we'll do our best to chase 'em down. |
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Love the article and the comments. In my book & iPhone app, I list over 100 uses...but my favorites are taking off makeup, using as a moisturizer, the aforementioned sensual uses....and with the popularity of the "hangover" movies...taking a teaspoon or two before a night on the town to prevent a hangover! BTW, Calivirgin Olive Oil is great!
Why are so many people letting rude and outlandish comments distract them from Weinergate?
Olive Lover, your post about putting it in your dogs food reminded me about what else I use it for....One winter my cats skin got so dry he was flaking everywhere. So I placed him on a towl and rubbed it all over him and rubbed it in real good with the towl to remove excess. He did lick some of it off, but most of it stayed in his skin and it cleared up after that.
My family has a lot of uses for olive oil besides your basic pasta/veggie stuff. I use it with Balsamic vinegar and some mrs dash on a salad of lettuce,green snap peas and strawberries.
I warm some up in the microwave and work it into my hair and scalp, then I wrap my hair in aluminum foil (or buy a gold cap which is made of aluminum foil) on my hair then a shower cap on top of that.....then I leave it on for a day while I clean the house. At the end of the day when I wash it out my brown hair is darker,softer and shinier. I do this at least once a month in winter.
I add some to Epsom salts and drop into a bath tub full of warm water with either 5 drops of essential oil in Lavender,Vanilla or Lemon....or if I don't have essential oil I just throw in a bit of Vanilla extract. Its a soothing oil to soak in. If you have eczema like my daughter does I replace the olive oil with coconut oil. But I always use the edible kind that is organic.
Lastly when I bake bread or make homemade cookies or muffins,instead of using the butter,shortening, or other oils I use olive oil, or use olive oil for half the oil/butter and a mashed up banana for the other half. And the baked goods come out much better.
That guy on the left creeps me out.. :(
I put olive oil in my dogs food every day to make their hair shine! I also use it on my popcorn. I HAVE to try the fruit salad with it now.
Scrambled eggs with olive oil, garlic salt and topped with grated asiago cheese.
Popcorn drizzled with olive oil and garlic salt.
We used to have a dog who would get exzema in the summer. My mother would rub olive oil on the spot and it cleared up nicely.
These comments are hilarious!!
I am lamenting the absence of the "report abuse" button today. :(
I use olive oil as a remedy for cracked feet. Slather some olive oil on your feet, cover with socks, leave on overnight. In the morning, your feet will be soft and feel much better!
I am lamenting the same thing, Suz; right there with you. :^(
In the morning you can then wring the socks out over your favorite bread for a tasty treat.
Am I the only one that looks at that picture and thinks "Stepford Family"?
I draw little pictures of the virgin Mary and Jesus in some bread with olive oil, then toast the bread. Then I leave the toast in the driveway of my ultra-religious neighbors. Then I eat homemade hummus made with olive oil while I watch them genuflecting before the holy toast. Then I watch Popeye and laugh at the antics of Olive Oyl while my wife gives me an olive oil-lubricated...ahem...personal massage.
Many African Americas use olive oil in their hair. It seals the hair shaft and retains moisture, which is important in our hair.
I'll try it on popcorn.
I picked this up from a restruant that I love.
Place a dollop of pesto onto a small plate. Pour olive oil over the pesto until the bottom of the plate is just covered. Hit it with a grind or two of pepper. Use a piece of bread to mix and swirl the pest and ground pepper into the olive oil and eat the bread. Pick up another piece of bread....
It's amazing that even a subject such as olive oil and draw out the morons of American society. Who thought that so many of us were so f*cked up?
Really? Have you seen the horse thread?
Oiive oil on my dildo. Now theres a hobby 4 ya.
I dump about a half gallon of olive oil in the tank of my diesel powered vehicles.
It makes the engine run quieter and the exhaust smells like someone is cooking french fries in a hot oil cooker.
I like the olive oil on several foods but for popcorn I gotta have my grape seed oil.
Ice cream?? Maybe I'll try just a wee bit one of these days.
I've never put olive oil ON my popcorn, but I always pop my popcorn IN olive oil on the stove top. Light, healthy, and not greasy! Right out of the pot I top it with a bit of smoked paprika and salt.
About #2... I don't understand how olive oil is any healthier than butter, actually it would lack nutrients that butter has.
But also, how exactly are you supposed to dip your olive oil in bread?
Monunsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols, proprietary anti-oxidants and phenols, all of which are mostly absent from butter and are nothing but good for you. Did you know that you can staunch skin and ulcer bleeding with EVOO? Try that with butter.
I smear some olive oil on my gila monster when she is having trouble shedding her skin.
Olive Oil is awesome on mashed potatoes!
the people in these pictures make me want to vomit. They should remain in the suburbs of Charlotte or something.
God swears by the Olive and he Fig in the Quran. Truly a remarkable fruit.
I exercise a lot, then you pour it on me, and scrape it off with a strigel... Then you rub it on yourself.
I like to use olive oil when I rub one out, extra virgin is my favorite.
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rinsing pasta in a collander always leaves a heavy starch coating and dried on spaghetti is worse. rub the inside of the collander with olive oil before pouring the pasta in. Keeps the starch and spaghetti from sticking so much.
Three things: Hot oil treatment for hair- heat in microwave for about 20 sec (test to make sure it's not too hot) and rub through hair and let sit for 10-20 minutes.
Bath time: during the winters months I put a couple tablespoons of olive oil into my bath, moisturizes the skin like none other.
And finally, a REALLY weird one: mix olive oil and cooled used coffee grounds into a paste... use as an exfoliator. The caffeine in the grounds gets rid of cellulite and the oil leaves the "new" skin beautifully moisturized (even after you wash the grounds off).
Just remember to rinse the tub so you don't have a stained slip-and-slide for the am shower!
We use it for sex...
Instead of margarine or butter, use olive oil for stir-fry dishes.
As a whim, I once shaved with olive oil. Actually worked better than some shaving creams I've used.
Chief Herb: the warmed olive oil on a cotton ball is exactly what my grandmother used to use if she had an earache.:) It worked like a charm. By the time next day rolled around, the earache was usually gone.:)
I oil my olives with olive oil. Everyone should try it atleast once
It does taste great! There's this bag of olives that my mom bought (I'm a teenager) that had the olives sitting in olive oil, gave them ( the olives) the perfect taste without drowning them in their own juice.
to remove ear wax, just warm olive oil ,warm to touch only, and pour it in the ear canal
it will dissolve the wax.
A tablespoon or two per day helps raise testosterone. It's good for a sensous massage too.
Olive oil is great to wash off makeup.
I use it to remove adhesives on newly purchased glass/plastic ware, just drizzle a enough olive oil over the label you want removed and let it soak overnight and it will peel right off. Peanut butter works well too....In an interview Sophia Loren once said she rubs oilive oil all over her body/face after a shower a few times a week....I do it often and am hoping for the same youthful look...so far so good!!
I soak my scrotum in olive oil for 1/2 hour, then iron the wrinkles out. Just try it!
Now my scrotum touches the ground with no wrinkles!! Darn you GaryO!
sex.. au natural
Thats what I told my girlfriend before she went to work with conditioner in her hair...
Mmmm, sounds wonderful, I will try the fruit salad with basil infused olive oil. Thanks!:-)
Yes to most of these! Certainly as a moisturizer (and yes, as others have pointed out, a good, healthy, SAFE personal lubricant. Also almond oil, which is used by massage therapists, that's my personal choice. Not as pungent as olive oil.) for both body and especially, hair (which wasn't even mentioned, here. Odd.).
But on top of ice cream .... eh, I think not (mixing up the effect with salt topped caramel, which *does* seem to work very nicely). And on top of popcorn means a greasy, soggy mess. No thanks. Probably tasty in a fruit salad though, especially with the addition of a few drops of balsamic vinegar (but not a pour of it, and I didn't know that any vinegar could be considered "velvety" ... ??? I think they mixed up their descriptors, and that one was meant for the oil. ; ).
Try Calivinegar Barrel-aged Balsamic! It has a thick, velvety texture. :)
Love olive oil, but my most favorite use for it was when I was pregnant. When the stretch marks arrived, a bottle of olive oil went to the bathroom. After a shower, I would rub the oil on my pregnant belly. 8 years later, there isn't one stretch mark to be seen!
Absence of stretch marks is NOT the result of olive oil. Strecth marks arise from deep layers of the skin. Oil could never penetrate so deeply.
I bet you are a blast at parties.
dont forget its most popular use– sodomy
Anal Lube, what better use is there?
Buff that behind, makin' it nice and shiny.
Roids, it reduces the swell and makes everything smell better!
I use olive oil on my hair as a conditioner. It makes my hair extremely soft! And I don't know why, but I would try that Olive Oil on ice cream..
Dab a little olive oil on a soft rag, wipe your stainless steel appliances down then buff to a luster...it beats the overpriced "for stainless steel only" cleaners and repels fingerprints way better.
I use olive oil to soak and bathe my snakes. It really helps loosen the eye cap when they are having problems shedding.
wow ..... just wow.
What's wrong with that? It's the same as caring for a dog or cat.
Nothing wrong with it. I was just on a roll, reading about food and this one hit me as being "wow" because it was so different. I've never taken care of snakes so I didn't know about this. No offense or critiques intended.
Come to think of it, with some of the more... colorful... comments on this thread, it could have sounded like something along those lines, I suppose. I'm so used to discussing reptile care, that I didn't think twice.
That's actually a good idea. I never though of using olive oil for sheds. Usually I just increase the humidity, and if they're having trouble with the shed, place them in a moist pillowcase (or a pillowcase with a moist towel inside) overnight. Usually that does the trick. But for an handleable snake, olive oil would be a good option.
I use olive oil to take off my eye make up – quick and easy and far less expensive that official beauty products.
You know what works great and is even cheaper? I get an anti-aging night cream from Aldi's for about $4. Rub that all over your eye and then wipe off the makeup with a tissue. The tub of cream will last forever, and you get the added benefits of the coenzyme Q-10 (or whatever it is that's in the cream).
I use olive oil in all my baking and cooking, especially citrus oil and garlic oil. Temecual Valley has a fantastic Olive Oil Company.
Trying to sell more olive oil. On Ice cream? Look, I buy enough of it already, even at its ridiculous price. And "Olive oil dipped in bread" ?????How exactly do you achieve that?
first, break into a secret lab to find the melting point for bread, then freeze olive oil and dip it in the melted bread! Then get arrested for breaking into the lab, and then use the money from selling the bread on ebay pay bail!
I use olive oil to make my hair soft and moisturized =]
The guy on the Left.... GORGEOUS!! Olive oil does a body good apparently!
He works in porn
Who needs the vinegar? I like EVOO on salad with a dash of parm cheese/garlic. Yummy! Also pasta minus the creamy sauces and just combined with EVOO, chopped fresh tomatoes, olives and your favorite hard cheese grated on top. Better yet–both the salad and the pasta for the best, tastiest meal on the cheap!
O.K. Check it out:
1) Mix Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Milk 50/50.
2) Pour the mixture on top of a banana
3) Attach you delicious Olive oil marinated banana to a Polish sausage and microwave for 15 minutes.
It sounds unusual but you have to try it. Trust me. Everyone go do it right now.
Bon appetit chickadees!
Joe, you're hilarious!
disgusting
I tried this and it was HORRIBLE.
But then I realized you didn't say anything about peeling the banana, so I left the peel on and tried it again.
It was GREAT!!
Works great to lubricate my paper shredder.
It's also a great body lubricant for sex.
Don't tell everyone our secret Alex......
Sounds and looks like this family loves their work! Good for them.
Popcorn popped in coconut oil is way better.
Put some of it on your babies head if they have cradle cap, leave it on for at least 15 mins then use a brush to loosen it. It will also give their hair a nice luster/conditioned look.
I use olive oil for massage oil when I run out!
I use it for oiling tables, hair, hinges. Its oil.
Our favorite in the morning is lebneh (a concentrated yogurt cheese, similar in consistency to sour cream and can be found in any Middle-Eastern market) We sprinkle dry mint and a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and eat with pita bread. This is a must have with any Middle-East breakfast table....now add a few calamata olives, some cheese, your favorite tea...and WOW!
Oh wow, that sounds amazing! Thanks so much for sharing, I am definatly going to try this!
I use one drop of olive oil to revive dried mascara. Just drip one drop into mascara tub, re-insert wand, stir with wand for 5 seconds.
Hmm... Thanks Eva, I'll try that !
Judging by the size of the Coldani family, their using it for something else :)
Birth control? Because that's not a large family by any means. The young girl implies that 2 of the young adults are married.
Good-looking people. I was disappointed to only see one kid there. They need to get cracking.
Believe it or not, olive oil makes a great lamp oil. It burns clean and you can use the cheap stuff.
enough tooth whitener in this photo to blind a man. sheesh.
Soak your fingers in olive oil – great for the cuticles.
Olive oil is great conditioner and i apply it on my hair and soak for atleats 1 hour before washing it away.
Instead of using poisonous, chemically laden lubricants for sex, use olive oil, its great and safe
Yeah, great idea...if you love stds, getting preggers, and a lovely yeast infection in one package.
Stds are prevented by lubrication how?
Lucie, I'm guessing you were home-schooled.
Just make sure you use the urethane-based condoms, rather than latex-based, and you'll be OK.
On my wife when I am hungry.
It's not thick enough for anal sex
Nothing but the Best when Oil Wrasslin'.
Not sure they are smiling enough...:)
First thing I noticed too. Olive oil must be good for the teeth...
Mmmmm, flavored olive oil on popcorn sounds great! I guess my favorite use for olive oil (although a bit boring) is on my salad; mixed with a little red wine vinegar and parm cheese.
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Actually I haven't used butter in years. I always use olive oil. Coarse ground sea salt is also amazing over the olive oil. If you want to get sinful grate some fresh Parmesan on top of the olive oil.
that's the gayest thing i read all day
Please ignore Jackass. He is in the closet and overcompensating today.
Sounds great to me. I'm still guilty of using Butter, though. But, I DO try. REALLY. :)
Thanks for sharing, Laura
no jackass is right that is the gayest thing I've read all day and this week...but not that there's anything wrong with that...
clearly jackass isn't into cooking. As a fan of culinary experiments, I will one day try your idea.
Olive is my oil of choice in a good homemade blueberry black pepper vinaigrette.
It is possible to cook Cannabis into Olive Oil and make your hot Italian neighbor take off her clothes. They love their herbs!
teach me how :)
That's not boring! Many uses of olive oil are simple but get the job done. Try mixing with Balsamic vinegar too.
I put olive oil in my ear just last night for an earache, did it with my kids too.
Yeah and you probably put it in your ass so your friends can just slide in – eh???
Olive oil for ear aches is a winner. You need to warm it up like a babies bottle of milk. Lay down with the ear in question up, pour ina teaspoon of warm olive oil, tug on the ear to get the bubbles out and plug with a bit of cotton. Give it 15 minutes or so. Works great in most cases, if not then see your doctor. I was well into my teens before I learned it had other uses. :-)