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The Guardian - UK
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Stuart Heritage

Extra delicious! 10 easy, unexpected ways with olive oil – from ice-cream to a beautiful bloody mary

Olive oil roasted bloody mary.
Deep and vibrant … olive oil roasted bloody mary. Photograph: MarianVejcik/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Depending on where you live, you might be about to drink a shedload of oil. Italian branches of Starbucks, apparently in an attempt to lure customers from more traditional (and some might say better) coffee bars, have just launched a range of coffee containing extra virgin olive oil. And it is reportedly so revolutionary – with chief executive Howard Schultz saying that he can’t remember a moment in the last 40 years when he has been “more excited, more enthused” – that the oil coffee is to be rolled out to international branches later this year.

But we shouldn’t be surprised. Olive oil is a key ingredient in all sorts of unexpected dishes. Here are 10 of the best.

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