Olive Oil Ice Cream Delight (Traditional Balsamic & Basil Olive Oil)

We have tasted olive oil drizzled over ice cream; something we would never have imagined would make sense, and were very surprised and happy with the result. The olive oil adds unexpected richness that really works; it’s fat on fat, so of course it’s yummy. The first one we tasted used lemon olive oil which was delicious, so we were inspired to try herb olive oil based on recent trends to use herbs in desserts with great results. We selected a favorite herb - basil.

Then, we also thought hey we like balsamic on ice cream too. So this is a combination of both that was a true happy surprise in the mouth.

Ice Cream with Balsamic and Herb

To make this blend 1/2 basil olive oil and 1/2 traditional dark balsamic vinegar until fully emulsified.

Cut several leaves of fresh basil into thin slices, aka chiffonade style cut.

Place a generous scoop of a rich vanilla ice cream into a bowl. If you want to really treat yourself, try a gelato style like “talenti”.

Drizzle the balsamic and basil oil mixture over the ice cream and then top with fresh basil.

Of course, eat/serve immediately