This expensive oil is pressed from walnuts and has a distinctive nutty flavor and fragrance. Used in salad dressings, sauces, baked goods, and for sautéing.
A natural drying oil. Used in the mixing and grinding of oil colors. Yellows less than linseed oil, but more than safflower oil. This makes it good for making light colors. It dries relatively fast, but is very expensive.
The oil extracted from the walnut. It can be quite expensive and goes rancid quicker than most oils. However, it gives most foods a wonderful nutty flavor whether you cook with or drizzle it. Use it on greens, pasta, or vegetables Back to the top
topaz-colored oil with a rich, nutty flavor used in salad dressings and baked goods.
Walnut oil made from roasted or unroasted walnuts is rich and flavorful. In salad dressings, combine walnut oil with olive oil for a robust dressing. Walnut oil is especially nice when paired with a sherry vinaigrette and used in a salad with toasted walnuts, fruit, and cheese. Walnut oil can also be used to replace part of the fat in an oil-based baked good. It will give the impression that there are nuts in the dish.
Fragrant rich emollient used to condition and repair damaged hair.
Medium-light oil that leaves a luxurious, silky feel on the skin.
popular in dressings and as a seasoning, imparts the rich taste of the nuts from which it is pressed. Oil made from lightly toasted nuts has a full, but not too assertive, flavor. For other types of oil, see chili, hazelnut, olive, peanut, sesame, and vegetable oil, and olive oil and vegetable oil cooking spray.
Walnut oil is oil extracted from walnuts.
