Speciality Oils

Dipping Oils

Our Dipping Oils have been created to bring you the taste of the Mediterranean in 5 delicious varieties. These oils are so versatile and flavourful; they can be used for much more than dipping bread!

Bursting with flavour, our Dipping Oils are both wonderful to look at and taste.  We use freeze dried herbs, as they look and taste fresher than regular dried herbs, meaning that our Dipping Oils are mouth-wateringly enjoyable.

These oils are based on olive or sunflower oils, which are sourced from specially selected growers in the Mediterranean. Our Balsamic Vinegar is sourced from the traditional area of Modena in Italy and our Olive Oil is as authentic as it can get!

Balsamic Vinegar and Italian Herb

Olive Oil with Balsamic vinegar and the addition of basil, black pepper and garlic, is wonderful as a base for salad dressings. Try marinating meat and fish before barbequing or drizzle over potatoes prior to roasting for a delicious crispy flavour.

Basil & Sundried Tomato

A traditional combination of Olive Oil, basil and sundried tomatoes. Delicious served with tomatoes and freshly cut mozzarella, or used as a tasty ingredient in soups, bruschettas and sauces.

Garlic and Chilli

A delicious blend of Olive Oil, garlic, chilli and pepper - perfect for dipping warm bread or adding heat and flavour to dressings, sauces and pasta dishes.

Balsamic and EVO

Simply Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar; a delicious combination that is perfect served with soft bread as an appetizer or used as a base for salad dressings.

Basil and EVO

Intensely herby and complemented by the peppery taste of Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil, this dipping oil adds an aromatic flavour to sauces, pasta, risotto and is the perfect accompaniment to Italian bread.

Flavoured Oils

AAK is continuously working to create innovative products with new and exciting flavours.

Sourced from the shores of the Mediterranean, the Olive Oil in our Flavoured Oils has a more subtle taste than Extra Virgin Olive Oil – making it the perfect base for delivering the delicious natural flavours. 

They are the epitome of convenience, allowing you to add depth and flavour to any dish quickly and easily – you get all the flavour without the preparation! We have an oil for every occasion – Garlic, Basil Chipotle and for the creative home chef – citrus flavours of Lemon, Blood Orange and Lime!

Basil

This delicious herby oil is the ultimate complement to tomatoes, and also pairs beautifully with onions, garlic, and olives. Use as a base in salad dressings, or drizzle over vegetables, pizza, fish and seafood. It also adds aromatic flavour to poached, fried or scrambled eggs.

Blood Orange

The taste of blood oranges is traditionally incorporated into many Italian recipes, from starters to deserts. This delicious oil is ideal with salmon, roasted duck or grilled vegetables. It is perfect to drizzle over any salad or to simply add a twist of citrus to olives.

Chipotle

Flavoured with smoked jalapeno peppers, this oil adds a smoky spicy flavour to grilled and barbequed meats. Great for creating spicy marinades or giving heat to sauces and dips. Especially suitable for Tex-Mex dishes.

Garlic

Garlic has been cultivated for thousands of years for its culinary attributes it’s easy to see why, as the delicious, robust taste boosts the flavour of any dish! Garlic Flavoured Oil provides you with all the distinctive taste and aroma of fresh garlic and is ideal for enhancing all types of Mediterranean cuisine from pizzas to pastas and salads.

Lemon

A fresh, zesty oil that is fast becoming a cherished kitchen companion! It gives fish, poultry and vegetables a tangy twist and can be used to enliven anything from simple salads to adventurous dish.

Lime

This deliciously tangy oil will enhance both sweet and savoury dishes. Ideal for use in desserts, pancakes and pastries, as well as adding zesty flavour to fish, seafood, salads and sauces. Lime Flavoured Oil can be used across so many types of cuisine – South American salsas, Indian Curries, Thai dishes, European salad dressings – it is a must-have ingredient in your store cupboard!

Infused Oils

Our Infused Oil range includes the following flavours: Basil, Chilli, Garlic, Lemon, Rosemary and Mint.

 These premium quality oils are infused with 100% fresh ingredients and are ideal for drizzling over salads or creating mouth watering dressings and sauces. They are produced by permeating healthy olive oils with the freshest, high quality herbs to create delicious, intense flavours. These oils are not chemically processed, contain no additives and are 100% natural.

Basil

Add the taste of Italy to your dishes with our Basil Infused Oil. Delicious drizzled over tomatoes and mozzarella, used in pesto or combined with white wine vinegar as a dressing, this oil is also perfect for sautéing chicken and as a base for pasta sauces.

Chilli

Add spice to sauces and dips, pizzas, soups and pasta dishes with our Chilli Infused Oil. This oil gives a fiery twist to potato wedges when tossed with salt and pepper then roasted for a delicious side dish. 

Garlic

Garlic is one of the most indispensable flavours around and can be used to add tang to almost any dish! Stir through mashed potato or mix with butter, drizzle over pizzas and pastas, or simply use as a salad dressing or dip.    

Lemon

Lemon Infused Oil is perfect brushed over fish to give it a fresh, zesty flavour before baking or grilling. It gives salads a citrus twist, is delicious drizzled over risottos and can even be used to add tang to pancakes and muffins.

Mint

The unusual Mint Infused Olive Oil can be drizzled over boiled or mashed potatoes and served with lamb, poured over toasted bread for a tasty bruschetta or added to a salad for a fresh kick.

Rosemary

Rosemary Infused Olive Oil gives a wonderful herb flavour to roasted vegetables, can be brushed over meat before grilling or can be added to pasta for a mouth-watering twist.

Nut Oils

Our range of nut oils has been specifically selected to cater for ever increasing culinary tastes.

These versatile oils have a variety of uses, ideal for marinades, dressings, vinaigrettes, sauces and baking or simply to enhance the flavour of meat, poultry, vegetables and seafood.

Hazelnut Oil

With a variety of uses to suit all tastes, Hazelnut Oil adds a fine gourmet taste to salads, marinades and mayonnaise. It also brings a subtle flavour to baking and continental cookery.

Hazelnuts are predominately grown in Italy, Spain & Turkey although production often takes place in France. The pale yellow oil is expeller pressed and has the delicate taste of Hazelnuts, while not overshadowing the other flavours in the meal.

Walnut Oil

Our Walnut Oil has a delicate nutty taste that enhances salads, marinades, dressings and dips without overpowering the dish. It is produced primarily in France, the Mediterranean and the USA by expeller pressing walnut kernels to produce a delicious oil that is golden yellow in colour.

Sweet Almond Oil

Sweet Almond Oil is delectable in both sweet and savoury dishes. It can be used to add a subtle nutty flavour to salad dressings and stir fry’s, but is also delicious in cookies, muffins and cakes.

Almonds are mainly grown throughout the USA & Europe. The oil is expeller pressed from the kernels of the nut to produce an oil that is light yellow in colour with a distinctive soft marzipan like flavour.

As well as being a food oil, Sweet Almond Oil has been widely used in personal care products for centuries! It is rich in Oleic Acid, which means that it is easily absorbed when used as the base for Aromatherapy massages.

Premium Oils

AAK has hand picked a selection of the world’s finest gourmet oils for its Premium range.

These oils not only meet the culinary demands of the discerning chef, but in line with the increasing need for a healthy eating lifestyle, most of them have been chosen for their specific nutritional qualities.

Avocado

Our Extra Virgin Avocado oil is smooth, rich & has a slightly buttery taste. It doesn’t overpower food with a strong flavour; it simply enhances the taste of a wide variety of dishes. We source our Avocado Oil primarily from New Zealand and South America (Chile), where it is cold pressed to protect the valuable nutrients. It is clean tasting with no greasy aftertaste, making it ideal for a whole host of usages! Use to sauté potatoes or simply drizzle over steamed vegetables for a taste sensation without the guilt of butter!

Macadamia Nut Oil

A rich, buttery oil, suited to both hot & cold applications, including frying, baking & roasting. It is famed as one of the world’s healthiest oils, due to its amazingly high content of Monounsaturated Fats – even higher than olive oil! Use of the oil is well promoted in heart-healthy eating programs.

Our Macadamia Nut oil is sourced from the original home of Macadamia nuts, Australia, as well as South Africa.

This exquisite oil is extracted by cold pressing Macadamia nuts to produce a golden coloured oil. Cold pressing the nuts means that all the valuable nutrients are protected

Pumpkinseed Oil

A deliciously nutty oil, rich in flavour & colour, perfect for an array of gourmet dishes. Not only does it taste great, Pumpkin Seed oil is one of the most nutritious specialty oils. Pumpkin Seed oil meets the trend towards fresh, health-conscious cooking & is quickly gaining a reputation amongst chefs worldwide. Sprinkle over risotto, roasted vegetables, pasta, fish or chicken before serving or drizzle over goats cheese as a simple tasty appetizer.

Our Pumpkin Seed oil is sourced from Austria in Europe, where traditional methods are used to grow, harvest & press the Pumpkin seeds.   

After slightly roasting the seeds, the oil is extracted by cold pressing the seeds to produce a dark green coloured oil. Cold pressing the seeds is important in protecting the Omega content of the oil.

Flax seed Oil

Bursting with Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids, adding Flax-seed oil to your diet is an easy way to improve your well-being. Sourced from Flax-seeds grown locally in the UK and cold pressed to protect the Omega benefits, this deliciously nutty oil is unique in the fact that it’s shelf stable, even in a clear glass bottle! Mix with peanut butter before spreading on rice cakes, bread or toast, or combine a teaspoon with banana, berries and milk to make a delicious smoothie.

Hempseed Oil

Our Hempseed oil is extracted from hemp seeds grown in the UK. The oil is extracted by cold pressing the seeds, which is needed to protect the unique nutritional profile of the oil. Working with one of the most experienced growers in Europe, with superior knowledge of the seed & harvesting techniques, this oil is consistently smooth, nutty & flavourful. Drizzle over soup, pasta or stir-fries or use in a wide variety of dips such as pesto, bruschetta and mayonnaise.

Organic Sunflower Oil

Grown under organically certified conditions, our Organic Sunflower Oil is the ideal ‘all round’ oil that can be used extensively in numerous applications. It is perfect as a base for salad dressings, can be used to sauté meat and vegetables or even to fry chips and potato wedges.

White Truffle Oil

White truffles are sometimes known as the "fruit of the woods” and can be used to add wonderful flavour to a whole host of dishes. Ideal for adding depth and a distinct flavour to risottos and can be added to stews, gravy, stuffing and sauces for an exquisite flavour.

Fairtrade Brazil Nut Oil

The Fairtrade movement promotes better prices, acceptable working conditions and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in developing countries.

The Brazil nuts used to make our Fairtrade Brazil Nut Oil are only grown in a specific region in the Amazon rainforest that covers parts of Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. The trees grow pods, which contain many Brazil nuts arranged like the segments of an orange. One tree can grow up to 300 pods in one year, which drop to the floor during the rainy season. The oil is Cold-pressed, un-refined, and extra virgin.

Our Fairtrade Brazil Nut Oil can be used extensively in both sweet and savoury dishes. It is perfect for brushing over a steak before grilling, drizzling over roasted vegetables or as an ingredient for pastries, muffins and cakes. It is also healthy, containing Omega 3, 6 and 9. It’s an excellent source of selenium (an antioxidant), it’s low in saturates and contains no cholesterol.

Seed Oils

Our Seed Oils offer the chef great tasting, first class quality oils that can be used to enhance the flavour of any dish!

Our range encompasses a whole world of culinary delights and has been specifically sourced to help you to recreate dishes from around the world!

Grapeseed Oil

Our Grapeseed Oil is a light, delicate oil that adds a delicious crispness to food whilst retaining the original flavour, perfect for roasting and shallow frying. Due to its neutral flavour it is often the preferred oil of fish and seafood restaurants.

Grape seeds are a by product of wine production, therefore this oil typically originates from the wine growing regions of Europe. The oil is extracted through solvent extraction and then refined giving it a pale green/yellow colour.

Groundnut

Also known as Peanut or Arachis oil, Groundnut Oil is extracted from peanuts produced mainly in Africa and South America. It has a warm, rich flavour that adds a subtle, nutty taste to a variety of dishes. It is ideal for salad dressings, marinades, mayonnaise, and adds the smooth taste of peanuts to fried dishes, particularly in Chinese and continental cooking.

Safflower Oil

Safflower Oil is wonderfully light in both colour and taste and is widely used where a neutral flavour is required.

The most commercially grown material is grown in the USA, where the Safflower Oil is solvent extracted from the seeds and refined to produce a fine delicate oil.

It is particularly suited to shallow frying but can also be used in salad dressings, for basting & roasting.

Toasted Sesame Oil

Toasted sesame seed plants have been grown since ancient times, originating from Asia, also produced in South America, Africa & India. They are known to be more drought-resistant than other oil seed plants.

Our Toasted Sesame Oil is sourced from Guatemala, Japan and South America, where the seeds are lightly toasted before being expeller pressed. This results in an oil that is deliciously rich and dark brown in colour.

Toasted Sesame Oil is the leading speciality oil and is used extensively in Asian –style cuisine. It has a strong flavour and should therefore be used sparingly in stir-fry’s, to create dressings or dips or simply to drizzle over steamed rice or vegetables.

World Oils

These oils were developed to bring popular Asian flavours to the busy home chef.

Crafted with an array of premium ingredients, including garlic, ginger, chilli, toasted sesame oil and coconut, these oils make it easy to create flavourful, authentic tasting dishes! Aimed at satisfying increasingly diverse tastes, our oils offer the complete oriental experience!

Chinese Stir Fry Oil

Chinese Stir Fry Oil provides the home chef with the indispensable Chinese flavours of garlic, ginger and toasted sesame oil in one handy bottle. For delicious authentic taste, use this oil to season steamed vegetables, drizzle over noodles or brush over chicken before grilling

Thai Wok Oil

Combining some of the traditional flavours of Thailand, such as aromatic coconut and oriental spices, Thai Wok oil is perfect for sautéing meat or vegetables or adding flavour to sauces and dips.

Fiery Toasted Sesame Oil

An innovative, delicious oil within our Asian range. A twist on the popular, traditional oil - with the added kick of chilli, it gives heat and flavour to any eastern recipe!
Fiery Toasted Sesame oil is extracted by physical expression from roasted seeds sourced from Guatemala, Japan and South America and is used without further refining. It adds an intense spicy twist of flavour to Asian cuisine, sauces & marinades.

Pasta Oil 

A tasty oil that combines Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil, black pepper, basil and garlic to enhance the flavor of a wide variety of dishes. Stir into sauces, drizzle over pizzas or even brush over meat before grilling.