Jamie Oliver

[ummmm]

Just watching his 30 minute meals. Why does he put so much olive oil on things? Do any of you put olive oil on top of stuff?

[Safiya]

I never do, it would make me feel sick

[piggynose]

very big here in spain, just ask sqad,
i usually splash a drop on my salads, but the average spaniard pours about 1/2 a cup on theirs

[vodkancoke]

Being Italian we throw olive oil onto almost anything! I love his recipes lol

[boxtops]

Yes, we use quite a lot.

[ummmm]

It would make me feel sick as well. I can understand in dressings but on top of things....yuk.

[boxtops]

Things like pesto sauce for pasta already have quite a dollop in, already.

[welshlibranr]

I like a drop mixed with balsamic vinegar tossed into my salad, but that's about it!.......

[scotman]

I don't use olive oil at all.

[ummmm]

What do you use then scotman?

[scotman]

I tend to use butter and or veg oil.

[funnygirl]

You must be joking!

I have also noticed this and remarked to my family how his meals surely cannot be healthy with all that oil on them. It is a little off putting.

[ummmm]

Oh...I use them too scotman.

It's quite sickening isn't funny? One of the programmes he made a mackerel pate...and tipped loads of olive oil on top...

[pastafreak]

Olive oil is high in health benefits,and is not as processed as other vegetable oils.

http://www.whfoods.co...me=foodspice&dbid=132

[honky-tonk]

Good to cook with for its health benefits and also flavour, have been using it for some years now.

[ummmm]

I know it's not all bad....it still tastes like oil though.

[ummmm]

I do cook with it btw....

[pastafreak]

It has *flavour*...something most other vegetable oils don't really have.

[ummmm]

I know that pasta.....It's the amount he tips on his food after it has been cooked.

[China Doll]

I put extra virgin oil and a squeeze of lime on rocket and nothing else.

I think I've put chilli oil on a pizza/pasta before at zizi's but I don't remember. It's a while since I've been there.

[Mamyalynne]

He uses about 4 lemons per recipe too, would give me dreadful heartburn.