Toasted Sunflower Oil is a delicious, nutritious oil perfect for salads, dressings, marinades, and more.
Author:Bill Dugan
Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total Time:25 minutes
Yield:Varies
Category:Sides & Sauces
Ingredients
Hulled sunflower seeds (any amount)
Instructions
Place your sunflower seeds into a blender and blend until the consistency of fine meal is achieved. Then, add in just enough water to prevent it from adhering to the sides of the machine—don’t be too liberal with this though; you wouldn’t want to dilute your oil!
Gather the paste in a large bowl and knead with your hands. You should observe oil gradually seeping out from the seeds. Securely grasp and press the paste, passing it through a sieve or strainer to extract its initial traces of oil. Carefully decant the oil into a bottle and commence the next step of your process to acquire more oil.
Place the meal in a roasting pan, and then set your oven to 300 degrees F. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes for best results. When finished, remove from the oven and strain.
Let the seed meal sit atop the sieve for a few hours, and if you’re in a hurry to speed up the process, use your hands to lightly press it through. Add to the same container you used prior, and store in a cool dark place for up to a month.
