Cooking With Sunflower Oil

Cooking Pasta With Sunflower Oil

• One of the benefits of sunflower oil is that it is extremely light in flavor, so the oil doesn't overpower the rest of a dish's ingredients. This light flavor is perfect in simple pasta dishes, including shrimp and broccoli pasta, and pastas using simple garlic or lemon sauces. To make shrimp and broccoli pasta, saute shrimp in a large skillet using 2 tbsp. of sunflower oil. Once the shrimp are cooked, add cooked pasta, steamed broccoli, 3 tbsp. of sunflower oil, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Saute on medium heat for two minutes or until all ingredients are combined.
  
  

Frying With Sunflower Oil

• Because sunflower oil is low in saturated fat, many use the oil for frying. Unlike canola oil, which is high in saturated fat, sunflower oil is composed of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, making it a much healthier alternative. Use sunflower oil to fry potato skins, mozzarella sticks, onion rings, chicken or seafood. Use a simple batter made with flour, egg and water, or bread and cracker crumbs. Heat sunflower oil in medium pot or fryer, dip products in and remove once the batter is brown and crispy. Allow to cool, and enjoy.
  
  

Baking With Sunflower Oil

• Sunflower oil can also be used as a healthier alternative to traditional baking fats, including butter, margarine and vegetable shortening. Next time you bake, use sunflower oil to reduce the amount of saturated fat in your cookies, brownies and cakes. One cup of butter, margarine or vegetable shortening is equivalent to 3/4 cup of sunflower oil, and 1/2 cup is equivalent to 1/3 cup of sunflower oil.