Last night I had my friend Brooke over. She is experimenting with different oils to cook with, and also to power her biodiesel food truck. We decided to make homemade pot stickers, and she brought over sunflower oil, and walnut oil. To my astonishment I was extremely pleased with the walnut oil, and it was the first time I ever cooked with it. I already knew that you should use oils at certain temperatures. Olive oil, shouldn't be cooked over 400 degrees or it will break down and become toxic. Oils such as safflower, sunflower have extremely high cooking thresholds. Walnut oil can be used for medium or high heat, or use it as a delicious nutty salad dressing. HERES THE AMAZING NEWS. The majority of the oils we use has a high concentration of Omega 6, and not as much Omega 3. We all know the health benefits of Omega 3, and it just so happens that Walnut oil has a high content of Omega 3. I have used flax seed oil in salads which is also high in Omega 3, but it can be a little pricey, and just a tad more bitter. Walnut, oh you wonderful walnut oil, you have such a slight nutty flavor, and the viscosity of this oil is like liquid gold.....if there is such a thing. So lets go over the health benefits of using this Omega 3 dense oil. Omega 3's are known to benefit cardiovascular health, nervous system, brain function, cellular function, digestive system, inflammation, circulatory....must I go on? So next time you decide to make a salad dressing or make a homeade marinade try using walnut oil, you will be pleasantly surprised.
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