Elitas Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil Glass Bottle 1L

Elitas Extra Virgin Olive Oil comes in a 1 litre dark glass bottle with a dark green label and the words "Taste of Crete" under the logo. The label describes it as a superior category extra virgin olive oil from Crete, Greece, and marks it "cold extraction", meaning the oil is separated from the olive paste at a low temperature.

For Turkish cooks an extra virgin oil like this is at its best when it is not cooked too hard. Use it to dress a shepherd salad or a roasted aubergine and pepper salad, to finish a dish of zeytinyağlı (vegetables slowly cooked in olive oil and served cool), to pour over haydari, hummus or white cheese with tomatoes, or to dip fresh bread into at breakfast with olives. A spoonful over a bowl of lentil soup just before serving adds aroma that gentle heat does not drive off.

As with any olive oil, keep the bottle tightly closed in a cool place away from the cooker and direct sunlight, and use the oil within the period shown on the bottle. If you use it every day, a small cruet on the table saves opening the main bottle each time.