Did you know that the perfect oils for your summer salads are our fruity “Leggero” and monocultivar “Ogliarola” oils?

Summer is now upon us. What could be better than a fresh salad to face the heat while eating healthy and wholesome?

Preparing a tasty and nutritious salad can be easy if you choose the right extra virgin olive oil from Frantoio congedi. In this article, we find out how our oils best suit all needs.

Extra virgin olive oils perfect for summer salads

Light Fruity Oil

A signature oil with a gentle fragrance and sweet flavor, our extra virgin 100% Italian fruity Leggero Congedi goes perfectly with salads and seasonal vegetables. Equally suited to make your summer salads tasty will be our monocultivar Ogliarola, an oil fruity on the nose and very balanced on the palate, perfectly harmonious in its bitter and spicy components.

How to pair the right oil with salads

Intense Fruity Oils

Intense fruity extra virgin olive oils, such as those obtained from our Intenso blend or Coratina monocultivars, have very noticeable bitter and spicy notes. These oils are ideal for salads with strongly textured vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, turnips, radishes, celery and fennel. They will balance the taste of the oil and salad, and are also perfect for composed salads with fish or meat.

Medium Fruity Oils

Medium-fruity extra virgin oils, such as those from Frantoio olive varieties, are perfect for salads with particularly water-rich, thick-leafed vegetables. For salads with artichokes, cardoons, cauliflower or chicory, choose low bitterness and sweet oils such as Leggero multi varietal evo oil. For onion, lettuce, bell bell pepper, tomato, or radicchio, opt for oils with a round, harmonious taste such as Organic extra virgin olive oil. Salads with escarole, shallots, and dandelion require soft, sweet oils such as our DOP.

Light Fruity Oils

Lightly fruity extra virgin oils go well with savory vegetables. These are fine, light oils, such as our renowned monocultivar Ogliarola, with little bitter and spicy notes. They are perfect for dressing simple salads made with head lettuce and valerian, intensifying their flavor without overpowering it.

Let’s dispel a myth: extra virgin oil is fattening

Nothing could be more wrong. Dietary fats, of which evo oil is a part, are also important for our bodies. To keep us healthy and well, we do not have to eliminate them altogether. To stay fit, we can choose the Mediterranean diet in which extra virgin oil is the absolute protagonist.

The special touch to your summer salads will come precisely from choosing the right extra virgin olive oil. Don’t be told, choose the perfect oil for you too and make your salads unique and irresistible.