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Traditional Cuban recipes and cocktails.

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Recipes with olive oil

Explore olive oil in our recipes and cocktails, with quantities, timings and step-by-step instructions.

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Roasted ají cachucha sauce in a bowl, with a spoon showing its texture.

Roasted ají cachucha sauce

A contemporary Cuban sauce of roasted ají cachucha, garlic, and sour orange, thick and aromatic to accompany root vegetables and plantains, fish, or pork.

40 minEasy
Cooked okra salad with vinaigrette served in a dish.

Old-Fashioned Okra Salad

Tender cooked okra dressed with oil and vinegar: a simple side dish inspired by a Cuban cookbook from 1925.

25 minEasy
Betanzos-style potato omelet: very juicy inside (with or without onion)

Betanzos-style potato omelet: very juicy inside (with or without onion)

Galician Betanzos omelet with tender potatoes and a creamy, almost liquid center. Traditional without onion, with an optional onion variant.

40 minMedium
Potato Tostones

Potato Tostones

Boiled, smashed and baked potatoes with olive oil until perfectly crispy. An easy, economical appetizer without frying.

1 hEasy
Microwave baked potatoes

Microwave Baked Potatoes

Rough-cut potatoes with olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper, ready in the microwave in 15 minutes. A quick side dish for meats and fish.

15 minEasy
Oven-Baked Potatoes

Oven-Baked Potatoes

Potato slices baked in the oven with onion, oregano and olive oil: a healthy, economical side dish ready in about 40 minutes.

40 minEasy
Avocado paste

Avocado Cream

Avocado cream with garlic, olive oil, and lemon, ready in 15 minutes. Ideal for spreading on bread or crackers for a summer snack.

15 minEasy
Beans with oil

Beans with oil

Slow-cooked beans with onion, seasoned with olive oil and pepper, served with garlic-rubbed toast.

3 hEasy
Vinaigrette sauce

Vegetable Vinaigrette Sauce

Homemade vinaigrette with olive oil, vinegar or lemon, chopped onion and pepper. Ready in 10 minutes for salads, meats and fish.

10 minEasy