Deliciously British.
Most of us are watching what we eat these days. We are watching the pennies, too. Borderfields Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil looks after our heath and the grocery bill, and it does it in delicious fashion. It’s British, too, and that always gives me a glow.
Rapeseed oil is from the third-most important crop grown in the UK after wheat and barley. It is the only easily available food-grade oil that is both grown and bottled here. Borderfields rapeseed is naturally cold pressed, squeezed and filtered with nothing added and nothing taken away. It has half the saturated fat of olive oil, which has long been the go-to culinary oil for many home and professional cooks. It’s high in omega-3, so a guilt-free pleasure!
Borderfields rapeseed oil is exceptionally pure: they filter it five times before it goes into the bottle. Most other producers filter just a couple of times. This oil is perfect for roasting, frying, baking, but its quality, texture and taste allow it to be showcased in delicate salad dressings. The flavour is rich, nutty and buttery.
Dipping Adventures
Building on their classic rapeseed oil, the Borderfields Gold Infusions range comes in Smoked Chipotle, Fragrant Garlic, Sicilian Lemon, Sweet Basil and Aromatic Thyme, so plenty of opportunity for some dipping adventures. All of these products are well-crafted and need nothing more than some artisan bread, a little balsamic and a glass of red to complete a rather classy yet simple starter of nibbles with drinks.
Borderfields gift box will be a welcome present for the discerning. It contains a tasting selection of 1 x 100ml Smoked Chipotle, 1 x 100ml Sicilian Lemon, 1 x 100ml Aromatic Thyme and 1 x 100ml Fragrant Garlic; all of them have balanced and convincing flavours.
Rapeseed oil is a wonderful and well-priced alternative to the ubiquitous olive oil …and it’s ours. I am a convert. Give it a try!