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    3-Minute Homemade Olive Oil Dipping Sauce

    Published: Oct 30, 2024 · Author: Tiffany Aasted · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Make this Homemade Olive Oil Dipping Sauce in 3 minutes with just three simple ingredients! Wow your guests with the savory flavor of Italian herbs in a little olive oil, served with warm bread. 

    This bread dipping oil recipe is one of the simplest, yet most satisfying you’ll ever make. You don’t need an occasion, just dip, dunk and drench to your heart’s content!

    Homemade olive oil dipping sauce is a great appetizer to serve at a party with warm hand-torn bread, as part of a weeknight family dinner or as a mid-afternoon snack. Get the recipe now!

    olive oil dipping suace

    Filled with heart-healthy fat, olive oil is the great equalizer. People from all over the world enjoy olive oil drizzled over salad, mixed into baked goods and used as a light cooking oil. We use olive oil every day at our house.

    You will love this recipe because it’s

    • Easy to make in about 3 minutes
    • No cooking of any kind required
    • Tastes comforting but light at the same time
    bread dipping oil with italian seasonings

    More than just a dipping sauce, drizzle a little of this as a topping on a heaping bowl of Buttered Noodles!

    Ingredients

    Calling for only three ingredients, you can easily make this recipe in about 3 minutes. You will need to use a shallow dish, because otherwise the olive oil will create a pool. The last thing you want is a bunch of olive oil with none of the flavorful seasonings.

    Tip:

    Unless you have a very large shallow dish, I recommend making this recipe in small batches.

    bread dipping oil ingredients
    • Olive oil, 2 tablespoons - Warm, comforting olive oil is the main ingredient here. Use a good extra virgin olive oil that is better for drizzling than cooking. One of my favorite olive oils is La Tourangelle Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, single-sourced from Andalucía, Spain. We use it for cooking as well as drizzling. Double or triple this recipe if you’re making this for a crowd and you have a very large, shallow dish. I used a small (4.75 inch) beautiful white porcelain creme brulee baker by one of my favorite French dinnerware brands, Pillivuyt.
    • Italian seasoning mix, ¼ teaspoon - You can make your own Italian seasoning mix, but I prefer to buy the pre-mixed variety in the spice section at the grocery store. I find that it’s well balanced in all its savory goodness.
    • Salt, dash - A dash of salt goes a very long way in this recipe. Given how very few ingredients there are, salt brings out other flavors and completes this recipe perfectly.
    • Black pepper (optional) - Some people add black pepper to their olive oil dipping sauce. You can add pepper to taste if you want.

    Variations and Substitutions

    • Make it spicy by adding red pepper flakes
    • Drizzle in a little balsamic vinegar to give it another flavor
    • Add finely minced garlic for a pungent bite
    olive oil dipping sauce

    Directions

    If you’re making this for a crowd, and you have a very large, shallow dish, you can easily double or triple this recipe. Otherwise, follow these three steps.

    1. Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a shallow dish.
    olive oil in shallow dish
    1. In a separate dish, add ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning and a dash of salt. Mix well to fully combine.
    italian seasoning salt
    1. Add the Italian seasoning salt mixture to the olive oil dish and mix well to fully combine.
    italian seasoning salt oil
    olive oil dipping suace
    1. Serve with bread pulled apart into little chunks.
    bread dipped in olive oil sauce

    Serving Suggestions

    Whether you’re craving bread dipping oil as a snack or serving it up to your guests on game day, there is no wrong way to eat olive oil dipping sauce!

    • Appetizer - Your guests will love homemade olive oil dipping sauce served with warm sourdough bread that has been torn into chunks. Tearing bread into small chunks makes it easier for your guests to dunk the bread into a shallow dish filled with this sauce.
    • Snack - Break out the bread and whip up this sauce in about 3 minutes for a snack!
    • Dressing/Topping - Use this sauce as a dressing over salads, mixed into croutons baked in the oven and topping a bowl of hearty buttered noodles.
    bread dipping oil

    olive oil dipping suace

    Homemade Olive Oil Dipping Sauce

    Author: Tiffany, Mornington Lane
    Make this Homemade Olive Oil Dipping Sauce in about 3 minutes with three simple ingredients! This bread dipping oil recipe may be the tastiest (and easiest) you'll ever make.
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    Prep Time 3 minutes mins
    Total Time 3 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine Greek, Italian, Mediterranean
    Servings 2

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 tablespoons Olive oil, extra virgin
    • ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning mix
    • dash Salt
    • Black pepper (optional)

    Instructions
     

    • Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a shallow dish.
    • In a separate dish, add ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning and a dash of salt. Mix well to fully combine.
    • Add the Italian seasoning salt mixture to the olive oil dish and mix well to fully combine.
    • Serve with bread pulled apart into little chunks.

    Notes

    Variations and Substitutions
    • Make it spicy by adding red pepper flakes
    • Drizzle in a little balsamic vinegar to give it another flavor
    • Add finely minced garlic for a pungent bite
    Keyword bread dipping oil, homemade olive oil dipping sauce, olive oil dipping sauce
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