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Below are some tips to help you use rapeseed oil in your everyday life and cooking.
- • Try different types of rapeseed oils, as their flavors will differ. Much like olive oil, finding one that you like is important, and certain types will be better suited for certain uses, so read the bottle to see which use is recommended.
- • To reduce the saturated fat in your diet, replace your usual oil with rapeseed oil.
- • You can replace butter with rapeseed oil in baking.
- • Keep your oil in a cool, dark place to prevent it from going rancid.
- • Drizzle over pizza or pasta before serving.
- • Use sparingly when drizzling on salads or hummus, because each tablespoon has about 120 calories.
Baking with rapeseed oil creates light, fluffy, and delicious baked goods that have a slightly nutty flavor to them. When substituting it for butter, use about 80% of the amount of butter called for and then top up the other 20% with some kind of liquid, like milk or buttermilk. In many recipes, the act of substituting ingredients is often a trial-and-error process, so keep track of what you did; if it didn’t work, tweak for the next time until it comes out just right. *
