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A healthier take on Margarine

7/2/2013

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Spreadable Butter
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup of olive oil or coconut oil
salt to taste

Combine ingredients in food processor and store in jar in fridge for 2 weeks. 

Dairy-Free No-nasties Margarine
100g coconut oil
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup coconut cream 
1/4 teaspoon of tumeric
salt to taste

Combine all ingredients in a food processor or thermomix and store in a jar for up to 2 weeks. 
Note: This spread is not suitable for heating at high temperatures but makes a great spread on breads ect. We often mix herbs with this recipe and serve it on baked potato's.
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3 Comments
Abby Grosslein link
7/10/2013 12:54:05 am

Why is olive oil not suitable for heating? I'm seeing this more and more on the Internet but I like to saute vegetables with it. Is that unhealthy? Why? Thank you!

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Jane
7/10/2013 08:07:09 am

I'm not a nutritionist or an expert in this area but the research that I've done suggests that olive oil loses nutritional value and can potentially become unstable(carcinogenic) when heated to high temperatures. I personally, try not to stress too much about this as I think it is stilll better option than highly processed vegetable oil. We still heat it to a medium temperatures for sauteing and some baking but try to use coconut oil when using high temperatures for frying ect. I hope this answers your questions :)

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Abby link
7/12/2013 12:27:08 pm

That does help, thank you!


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