Picholine Olives
Picholine Olives
Picholine olives, a French cultivar that’s often seen at cocktail events and used for making olive oil production. These torpedo-shaped brine-cured olives feature fruity flavors.
This study sought to investigate the effects of storage conditions on phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Moroccan Picholine and Arbequina extra virgin olive oils (HOVEs). Results demonstrated that both storage duration and temperature had significant impacts on HOVEs.
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Olives are an integral component of Mediterranean cuisine and offer many health advantages. Their abundance of monounsaturated fats reduce cholesterol, blood pressure and inflammation while their rich antioxidant content provides protection from both ageing and disease.
Olives come in hundreds of varieties, each boasting its own distinctive taste and texture. Olives can be eaten raw or processed into oils, salad dressings and martini garnishes for use in various products.
Olive trees are tough and flexible plants, easily adaptable for home cultivation for both eating and producing olive oil. The UC Davis Division of Agriculture’s online publication on safe curing methods and handling lye safely, recipes for cultivating olives successfully at home and information about equipment needed for olive oil production is an invaluable resource.
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Picholine olives are a favorite among cocktail mixers and decorative artists alike, thanks to their mildly briny yet fruity flavor that pairs well with seafood dishes as well as more earthy ingredients like mushrooms and artichokes. Plus, they pair nicely with Brie cheese, prosciutto on antipasti platters or with crisp Sauvignon Blanc wines!
Picholine trees are another method for producing olive oil, though its quality depends on several factors, including harvest date, extraction system type and storage conditions (El Yamani et al. 2019).
Olives can be preserved with salt for up to one year before being washed in water to reduce some of their bitter oleuropein. Alternatively, cracked (using mallet and rolling pin to crack skin) olives may also be submerged for 7-10 days or more in fresh water to produce less bitter results.
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Morocco olive producers were honored during the 2022 harvest with numerous awards for oils made from the Picholine variety, known for producing oils with balanced fruitiness, pungency and bitterness.
This variety is perfectly adapted to the soils of Gard, boasting an exceptional yield of crunchy yet nutty-tasting olives.
Roland Picholine olives are medium sized and greenish-gray in color. Imported without their pit and packed in brine solution, these olives can be used as garnish with cold meat or seafood dishes, salads or pre-dinner cocktails; additionally they make great olive oil when crushed to release its juices! Besides all this goodness they contain vitamin E and fiber!
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Olives are naturally bitter, but can be made more palatable using lye treatment before preservation. Lye treatment leaches out oleuropein–the compound responsible for their puckery texture–which creates unappetizing green and black olives while simultaneously making them smooth and manageable storage options.
This cultivar of French olives is commonly sold as cocktail garnish, and for good reason: its vibrant flavors of citrus, fennel and herbs pair perfectly with seafood dishes, mild earthy ingredients like mushrooms or artichokes, as well as crisp Sauvignon Blanc wines.
Olives should be introduced when your baby is ready to start eating solids, however introducing whole pitted olives should only occur if and when your child displays interest and shows ability to take accurate sized bites and chew thoroughly. Be wary that whole olives pose a choking hazard.
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Picholine olive trees can be found throughout Morocco and France’s Riviera regions in Italy. These trees produce small to medium-sized olives for both table consumption and processing into olive oil; harvesting for oil production takes place later than table harvesting depending on desired flavor (Vekiari et al. 2007; El Yamani et al. 2019).
Roland’s Picholine olives make an ideal complement for cheese and charcuterie boards, pre-dinner cocktails or cold appetizers. Their firm texture complemented with tart, nutty and fruity flavors pair beautifully with seafood dishes as well as mild earthy ingredients like mushrooms or artichokes.