extra-virgin

[ek-struh-vur-jin]

adjective

1. made from the first pressing of highest-quality olives.

extra virgin

adjective

1. (of olive oil) of the highest quality, extracted by cold pressing rather than chemical treatment

Example Sentences

Spooned into lettuce cups or piled onto sliced tomatoes, spread across endive leaves or baguette, and topped with salty Kalamata olives and a swirl of sharp, extra virgin olive oil, it is nothing less than exhilarating.

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That includes topping salads with tinned smoked salmon marinated in extra virgin olive oil, umami-fying pastas with anchovy fillets à la Alison Roman or topping toast with butter and rainbow trout.

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Be sure to keep an eye out for tinned fish packed in olive oil, extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil.

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I arrived a tinned fish skeptic and left a newfound fan — so much so, that I took home tins of Fishwife’s Cantabrian Anchovies in Extra Virgin Olive Oil and their Lemon Zest Salt.

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It’s best to avoid brands that use refined oils and, instead, opt for ones that incorporate olive oil or extra virgin olive oil.

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