Do you already have the menu with which to triumph this Christmas with your family and friends? What if we told you that you can elevate every gastronomic experience with just one ingredient? EVOO is the ideal complement to highlight the nuances of each food and provide your creations with a unique personality.
At Almazaras de la Subbética we have a perfect oil for every occasion. From the appetiser to the dessert. Furthermore, using EVOO as the common thread of the menu is a tribute to the cultural identity and tradition of a territory, without forgetting the nutritional properties that its consumption provides.
How about starting your Christmas dinner or lunch with ever-appetising toasts or an elegant salad? Rincón de la Subbética is an organic extra virgin olive oil, made exclusively with olives of the Hojiblanca variety, perfect for giving a touch of freshness. However, it also goes wonderfully with tomato-based dishes such as a Cordoban salmorejo, gazpacho, or tomato sauce for your favourite lasagne recipe.
Another of the jewels of Almazaras de la Subbética is Parqueoliva Serie Oro, a balanced oil – based on Picuda and Hojiblanca – with a medium intensity spiciness that can round off a good dish based on salmon, trout, mackerel, or any oily fish, whether baked, pickled, or grilled.
More complex, yet tremendously elegant, silky, and enveloping, is Almaoliva Arbequino. It pairs perfectly with white fish (hake, turbot, monkfish, or cod), chicken, salads, or more delicate vegetables. It distils aromas of grass, chamomile, banana, and citrus, capturing the best of the Arbequina variety.
Among the ranks of organic EVOO, Almaoliva Bio is incredibly versatile. A few drops of this coupage of Picudo, Picual, and Hojiblanca will ensure your guests never forget that homemade mayonnaise, which is truly addictive for its originality, balance, and delicacy.
However, we still have an ace up our sleeve to surprise you. Parqueoliva Sweet Quince Vinegar is a singular vinegar, made from the common quince or Zagrilla variety, native to the Sierras of the Subbética in Córdoba. It is the original and different touch, bittersweet and with floral traces, to add to cocktails, ice creams, or winter fruit salads.
It works especially well in vinaigrettes with a mild EVOO to dress bitter leaf salads, based on endive or escarole, or those containing pomegranate, walnuts, or goat’s cheese. It also breaks the natural astringency of artichokes and enhances the caramelisation of roasted sweet potatoes, the Christmas side dish par excellence.
It is a surprising and delicious ingredient in sauce reductions that accompany roasted meats such as lamb, Iberian pork, turkey, capon, or duck.
In mild pickling (escabeches) it provides a bold and surprising touch, mixed with another mild vinegar such as apple cider vinegar.
So, get to work, reinterpret that dish you have mastered, and elevate it to a work of art thanks to any of the EVOOs from the Almazaras de la Subbética online shop. Show that pairings with liquid gold hold no secrets for you and prove yourself as the best host this Christmas.
