March 28, 2009

Did you know that Texas produces her own olive oil?  I didn't!  Not until last year when I noticed that Dallas foodies were freaking out about this new olive oil from the Texas Olive Ranch southwest of San Antonio. They have 40,000 olive trees there, and produce the most delicious olive oil.

Texas Olive Ranch

It has a wonderful fresh olive flavor, but isn't too sharp like some good olive oils are.  You know the ones…they make you cough after you taste them?  That isn't desirable to me in olive oil, but we all have our own taste, right?

I hadn't tried the Texas olive oil until Central Market was sampling it recently, and I got a taste and immediately grabbed a bottle, after I wiped away the oil dripping down my chin and licked my fingers!  At $13.99 for a 16.9 fl oz bottle, it's definitely not pricey for a great olive oil.

Besides Central Market, in the Dallas area you can find the Texas Olive Ranch olive oil at Tom Spicer's and Flavors from Afar.  You can also buy it in person in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.  The web site says online ordering is coming soon, so all of you outside of Texas can order this scrumptious olive oil.  This is my oil of choice now for hummus, pesto, salads, you name it.  If you have the opportunity to try it, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised that a great olive oil can come from Texas, not just from Spain or Italy!

~BigSis