Carter & Cavero, a Sea Girt, NJ | Monmouth County, NJ Gourmet Foods Store, offers Mediterranean foods | Mediterranean flavors from Europe, including the best Extra Virgin Olive Oils, as well as Polyphenol Rich Olive Oils in store and/or via mail order on this website.
Olive Oil
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A perfect harmony of hot red peppers and Italian garlic! The flavor has the heat that you all have been asking for; an immediate zing of hot pepper that builds and lingers, with a pleasant but not too intense garlic flavor. Suggested Pairings: -
Made exclusively from Biancolilla variety olives hand-harvested from mid-October to mid-November in the area of Ribera e Caltabellotta in central-western Sicily. This medium intensity has a floral aroma with hints of artichoke and a slightly bitter finish with pronounced spiciness. Try this oil on vegetable soups, marinated fish, fish soup, beef carpaccio and raw vegetables. -
Extremely robust and sky-high polyphenols (724 ppm/kg) summarize this year’s 2024 crush green Coratina’s primary characteristics. It is a highly complex and harmonious extra virgin olive oil full of fruity-sweet aromas, including green almond, artichoke stem, and tomato leaf. You will experience surprisingly bright, balanced bitterness and spicy, fruity flavors upon tasting. The finish has hints of wild chicory, bitter green almond, and black pepper. Drizzle over pizza, soft cheese, hearty soups, grilled steak, or salmon. -
Its aroma is pronounced and herbaceous with hints of tomato vine, artichoke and olive leaf. Its taste is well-balanced in bitter and spicy notes with pleasant peppery finish. Emerald green in color with a robust flavor. Picual olive is the most stable (i.e. it can stand high temperatures and is therefore apt for frying and cooking), it will keep for a long time (>3-4 years without loosing any of it's properties), is rich in polyphenols, the olive's natural antioxidant, has a low acidity (0.19º). This oil is perfect for complementing complex-flavored foods such as grilled meats, octopus, squash and hearty soups. -
Made exclusively from Nocellara del Belice variety olives hand-harvested from mid-October through November in the areas of Partanna, Campobello de Mazzara and Castelvetrano in Western Sicily. This mild intensity oil has aromas of freshly picked tomatoes and fresh vegetables with a subtle bitter finish. -
This Italian olive cultivar is known for its aromatic notes of olive leaf, green grass, and artichoke, as well as its subtle hints of tomato. Our medium-intensity Peranzana opens with aromas of herbaceous olive leaf, fresh-cut grass, green apple, green banana, and green tomato. It is harmonious and clean, with flavors of bitter artichoke and green almond and a pleasant spicy finish. Crushed in early October from under-ripe fruit, this EVOO is a unique early harvest example of competition-quality Italian perfection for drizzling over fish, pasta, and artisan bread. -
A nice balance of astringent and sweet, our cilantro & red onion infused olive oil has a very fresh depth of flavor. Its herbaceous piquant notes translate to a perfect olive oil for Latin, Asian and Middle Eastern dishes. Suggested Pairings: -
Our Spanish Arbequina gets hit with a blast of hickory cold smoke to bring you this truly unique extra virgin olive oil. The aroma and taste of this oil impart wonderful creamy smokiness. Deliciously versatile, this is a fun olive oil to experiment with. Suggested Pairings: -
Wonderfully fragrant, bright, and delightful, this infused extra virgin olive oil tastes just like the fresh herb. It’s deep, almost anise-like flavor is pleasantly savory. Suggested Pairings: -
The French-inspired mix of dried herbs consisting of thyme, savory, marjoram, rosemary, and lavender lends a balanced and floral aroma to our Super Premium extra virgin olive oil base. It is delicious in all Provencal and Mediterranean inspired dishes. This infused olive oil exhibits the most intoxicating floral nose with perfectly balanced herbaceous notes. Suggested Pairings: -
Beautiful in every way, our hand-harvested Frantoio is a culinary gem from the best olive trees in Puglia. Bursting with bright aromas of green almond, green herbs, fresh-cut grass, and green apple – this oil is nothing short of spectacular. Its pleasant and persistent chili and black pepper finish follows the clean herbaceous, floral, grassy flavors. Drizzle over gem lettuce, delicate seafood, and poultry. -
In Spain, another word for the moth is the ‘nocturnal butterfly,’ as they visit the flowers that open during the nighttime. Their presence in the groves of Nobleza del Sur can provide information about the quality of the olives and the annual harvest. To help bring attention to issues of climate change and the overuse of pesticides in agriculture, both of which threaten the world’s butterfly population, the producers of Nobleza del Sur chose the butterfly to represent their early harvest organic NIGHT extra virgin olive oil. Produced from a selected blend of extra virgin olive oils, from olives harvested on their private family estate, this fruity, sweet and harmonious oil exhibits complex aromas reminiscent of the many different plants coexisting in their olive groves. The oil has many applications, both in the kitchen, where it can be used on salads and in the preparation of sauces, and on the dinner table as a finishing oil on fish and other meats.
