{"title":"Olive Oil","description":"\u003cp\u003eOlive oil is pressed from olives, and extra virgin is the top grade: cold extracted, unrefined and low in acidity, it keeps the fruity, grassy flavour of the fruit. In our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oils-and-ghee\"\u003eoils and ghee\u003c\/a\u003e department it sits beside the South Asian cooking oils for the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes many families also cook, from hummus and fattoush to pasta and roast vegetables.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtra virgin olive oil is at its best raw or over gentle heat: drizzled on salads and flatbreads, stirred through pasta, or used for a light sauté. It can be used for shallow frying, but its flavour fades at high temperatures, so for deep frying pakoras choose \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sunflower-oil\"\u003esunflower oil\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vegetable-and-rapeseed-oil\"\u003erapeseed oil\u003c\/a\u003e. Some cooks like a spoon of it in a lentil soup or a gentle tadka for dal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlive oil is one of the few cooking oils that tastes better fresh, so buy the size you will finish within a couple of months of opening. Keep it in a dark cupboard, never on the windowsill, and close the cap straight after pouring. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ktc\"\u003eKTC\u003c\/a\u003e packs extra virgin olive oil in bottles and in tins for regular cooks. For another cold pressed oil with character, look at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gingelly-sesame-oil\"\u003egingelly oil\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-250ml","title":"KTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eKTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the 250ml bottle, the sensible size if you dress and finish with it and do not cook in it. Olive oil dulls once it is open, and 250ml gets used while it is still worth having. KTC do the same oil in 500ml and 5L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuperior category, obtained directly from olives and solely by mechanical means. That is the legal wording for pressed, with no solvents and no refining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSuitable for vegetarians\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver salad, warm bread, grilled vegetables, or a finished dal. For frying, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-extended-life-rapeseed-oil-1l\"\u003eKTC Extended Life Rapeseed Oil 1L\u003c\/a\u003e costs less and takes more heat. Also in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-500ml\"\u003eKTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ml\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-5l\"\u003eKTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 5L\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250ml is part of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/olive-oil\"\u003eolive oil\u003c\/a\u003e range, within \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oils-and-ghee\"\u003eoils \u0026amp; ghee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55035370045779,"sku":null,"price":3.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-250ml-front.png?v=1790172715"},{"product_id":"ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-500ml","title":"KTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalf a litre of KTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil, the size that suits a kitchen using it for more than the odd salad without leaving the bottle open for months. Keep it for dressing and finishing; for the hot pan, a KTC rapeseed or sunflower oil is the better buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuperior category, obtained directly from olives and solely by mechanical means, so what you taste is the olive itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSuitable for vegetarians\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDressings, marinades, roasting vegetables, and over anything that wants a green, peppery finish. Also in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-250ml\"\u003eKTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250ml\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-5l\"\u003eKTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 5L\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ml is part of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/olive-oil\"\u003eolive oil\u003c\/a\u003e range, within \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oils-and-ghee\"\u003eoils \u0026amp; ghee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55035371323731,"sku":null,"price":5.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-500ml-front.png?v=1790172722"},{"product_id":"ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-5l","title":"KTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 5L","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive litres of KTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil, which is a catering quantity. It suits a restaurant kitchen, a large household, or anyone who would rather decant into a small bottle than buy one every fortnight. For a domestic kitchen the KTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ml keeps better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuperior category, obtained directly from olives and solely by mechanical means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSuitable for vegetarians\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep it cool and dark and pour off what you need, since the less the main container is opened the longer it holds. Also in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-250ml\"\u003eKTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250ml\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-500ml\"\u003eKTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ml\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKTC Extra Virgin Olive Oil 5L is part of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/olive-oil\"\u003eolive oil\u003c\/a\u003e range, within \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oils-and-ghee\"\u003eoils \u0026amp; ghee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55035373584723,"sku":null,"price":33.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/ktc-extra-virgin-olive-oil-5l-front_c6e91788-2039-48a5-ba00-b9be8c9d6e89.png?v=1790708336"}],"url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/collections\/olive-oil.oembed","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}