A healthier take on Margarine

7/2/2013

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.

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!

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 :)

Abby link

7/12/2013 12:27:08 pm

That does help, thank you!

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