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Restaurant-Style Olive Oil and Balsamic Bread Dip
This Restaurant-Style Olive Oil and Balsamic Bread Dip blends good quality extra-virgin olive oil warmed with minced garlic and seasoned with oregano, grated Parmesan, balsamic vinegar, and black pepper. It's served with crusty bread for dipping, delivering a savory, tangy, and herbal flavor combination enhanced by gentle warming of the oil and garlic.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
4
Servings
Calories:
288 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil good quality
- 4-5 cloves garlic crushed and minced
- 2 tablespoons oregano or Italian seasoning
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese fresh , finely grated
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar or to taste
- black pepper fresh, to taste, ground
- bread for dipping, crusty
Instructions
- Pour the olive oil into a small shallow pan. Set over medium-low heat.
- Add the minced garlic. Leave the oil and garlic over the heat just until it has warmed, (you are not cooking it, just warming) then pour the oil onto a deep plate or wide, shallow bowl.
- Immediately sprinkle with oregano, parmesan, balsamic vinegar, and black pepper.
- Serve with hot crusty bread! Prepare to abandon your dinner.
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Notes
- Ingredient quantities can be adjusted freely to suit personal taste preferences for garlic, vinegar, and herbs.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
288kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Cholesterol
4mg
(1%)
Potassium
67mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
92IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
124mg
(12%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 288
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 288kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 67mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 92IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 124mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.