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What oil is healthiest for salades?

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Dr. Thomas Byrnes answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Olive: Olive oil will generally make the tastiest healthy salad dressing. It is a monounsaturated oil, a crucial portion of a healthy "mediterranean style diet".

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Answered 6/11/2015

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