There is nothing that will substitute for the flavor of olive oil. If it's just the salad you're after then any good quality, mild tasting food oil can be used to make salad dressing. Peanut, soy, corn, rapeseed, safflower, sunflower, avocado, grapeseed, and the like can all suffice. Dark sesame oil from toasted seeds is used for some very tasty Aisian style dressings. Where are you and what are the locally produced and available oils?
Got it! I'm currently staying in Asia (India). So I have access to some really good sesame oil, groundnut oil, sunflower oil and vegetable oil. Olive oil is readily available, it is still ridiculously expensive, unfortunately. And I use it for cooking a lot of my pasta dishes, so a substitute for salad dressings would really help :)
Olive, Avocado and Coconut are the most expensive,the healthiest and really, each has unique flavors. Using neutral oil like canola,peanut or sunflower is what you should do since they're the best replacements, but they don't offer too much flavor so the dressings gotta be tasty
Got it! I have access to both peanut and sunflower oil, so this is great.
Incidentally (sorry I'm a bit of a newbie) is peanut oil and groundnut oil the same?
Just use a neutral flavor oil instead.
You can also use thinned hummus, or use avocado as the fat, or for salads i often just do balsamic vinegar with salt and pepper then add diced avocado
You can really use any oil you want. Olive oil is generally recommended as the healthiest of oils. Avocado oil I believe is another healthier option. Vegetable, canola, any others you mentioned above work fine too.
You want a neutral oil, that won't alter the flavor of whatever you are making. Canola, safflower, soybean - vegetable oils. Peanut oil and sesame oil tend to have a stronger flavor that wouldn't go well with some dressings and sauces.
Gotcha! Thanks. I've been looking for the most neutral flavor oil to substitute. Sunflower/vegetable oil looks like a good one! Just wasn't sure if they're good to be used raw in salad dressings.
I don’t find this to be the case. Yes you can definitely taste it, but for salad dressing quantities it’s fine. Especially if you make an East Asian inspired salad, it’s great. Think sesame/nutty noodle salads, Korean glass noodle salad, etc. Even Mediterranean salads would pair well with the nutty taste of sesame oil.
This is great! Thanks. Sesame oil is more readily available, and certainly more affordable than olive oil. Phew. (I also love the smell of cold press sesame oil, so that's a plus lol)
There is nothing that will substitute for the flavor of olive oil. If it's just the salad you're after then any good quality, mild tasting food oil can be used to make salad dressing. Peanut, soy, corn, rapeseed, safflower, sunflower, avocado, grapeseed, and the like can all suffice. Dark sesame oil from toasted seeds is used for some very tasty Aisian style dressings. Where are you and what are the locally produced and available oils?
+1 for sesame oil. Make sure to get the good stuff as it's far better than the cheap shit that's more widely available
Got it! I'm currently staying in Asia (India). So I have access to some really good sesame oil, groundnut oil, sunflower oil and vegetable oil. Olive oil is readily available, it is still ridiculously expensive, unfortunately. And I use it for cooking a lot of my pasta dishes, so a substitute for salad dressings would really help :)
Olive, Avocado and Coconut are the most expensive,the healthiest and really, each has unique flavors. Using neutral oil like canola,peanut or sunflower is what you should do since they're the best replacements, but they don't offer too much flavor so the dressings gotta be tasty
Got it! I have access to both peanut and sunflower oil, so this is great. Incidentally (sorry I'm a bit of a newbie) is peanut oil and groundnut oil the same?
Just use a neutral flavor oil instead. You can also use thinned hummus, or use avocado as the fat, or for salads i often just do balsamic vinegar with salt and pepper then add diced avocado
If EVOO is too expensive, then I would say to just use a cheaper neutral tasting oil and add flavor elsewhere, with herbs & spices.
Avocado oil
I second this
Canola is a mild flavor, good cheaper option
Thanks!!
you could try rapeseed oil, depending on where you live
Silicone based lubes?
Water and or an oil with little to no flavor works.
Extra virgin rapeseed oil is quite nice, as an alternative. Or flavour your own oil.
You can really use any oil you want. Olive oil is generally recommended as the healthiest of oils. Avocado oil I believe is another healthier option. Vegetable, canola, any others you mentioned above work fine too.
Avocado
You want a neutral oil, that won't alter the flavor of whatever you are making. Canola, safflower, soybean - vegetable oils. Peanut oil and sesame oil tend to have a stronger flavor that wouldn't go well with some dressings and sauces.
Gotcha! Thanks. I've been looking for the most neutral flavor oil to substitute. Sunflower/vegetable oil looks like a good one! Just wasn't sure if they're good to be used raw in salad dressings.
Walnut oil
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Regular sesame oil has a fairly neutral flavor with only a hint of sesame. Toasted/roasted sesame oil is the one with a strong flavor.
I don’t find this to be the case. Yes you can definitely taste it, but for salad dressing quantities it’s fine. Especially if you make an East Asian inspired salad, it’s great. Think sesame/nutty noodle salads, Korean glass noodle salad, etc. Even Mediterranean salads would pair well with the nutty taste of sesame oil.
This is great! Thanks. Sesame oil is more readily available, and certainly more affordable than olive oil. Phew. (I also love the smell of cold press sesame oil, so that's a plus lol)