Food Alphabet
Walnut Oil
Walnut oil is prepared from ground kernels. At the same time, it can be transparent or cloudy, more liquid or thicker.
At home, the kernels of nuts are first chopped, and then crushed with a blender, coffee grinder or meat grinder. (If there is a chance to spoil the knives of the coffee grinder, it is recommended to add other delicious vegetable oils to the ground nuts. This oil has a creamy color, and therefore it is called "creamy" walnut oil.)
The resulting nut paste is carefully squeezed through cheesecloth, then the oil is poured into a glass container, preferably made of dark glass, and placed in the refrigerator for storage.
The shelf life of homemade nut butter is not more than 2-3 months.
Sealed, store-bought walnut oil can be stored at room temperature for the period indicated on the package. However, after opening it, it must also be kept in a dark, cold place.
If the nut butter has acquired an unpleasant taste or smell, then it should be immediately discarded, since these signs indicate that the oil has already deteriorated.
To date, walnut oil is used for both medical and culinary purposes. For the prevention of a number of diseases, adults take it without drinking water, 1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day for half an hour before meals. Children aged 1 to 3 years are recommended to drink 3 to 5 drops of oil a day; at the age of 3 to 6 years-5 to 10 drops; from 6 to 10 years - 1 coffee spoon; from 10 to 14 years – 1 teaspoon 1 time a day, in the morning 30 minutes before meals.
In cooking, walnut oil is used to prepare cold sauces, dressings for vegetable salads, baking, as well as when roasting on the grill.
