Sesame oil is one of the most delicious-smelling ingredients you probably have in your kitchen and it’s a staple in Asian cooking. But if you bought a bottle for a specific pad thai recipe and don’t know what to do with the rest of it, here are some other ways you can make use of this liquid gold.
Drizzle it on Soup
Think your soup is at its peak of deliciousness? Think again. All you have to do is add a drizzle of sesame oil over top and you’ll get a new depth of flavor you didn’t even know was possible.
Use it On Your Eggs
You don’t want to cook with sesame oil because it has a low smoke point. But what you can do is add a dash of it over your eggs when they’re done cooking. Scrambled, sunny-side up, or over easy, the flavor of sesame oil is a perfect complement to eggs.
Make a Salad Dressing
Making your own vinaigrette for salad is super easy and it allows you to put fun twists on the classic dressing by, for example, replacing the olive oil with sesame oil. Pro tip: it pairs especially well with rice vinegar.
