This is potentially my favorite snack.<\/p>\n After coming home from work, Zach and I are ravenous and ready to eat anything within sight, so it can be difficult to wait to eat until dinner is ready. In this case, we often take a note from our favorite Italian restaurants and bring the restaurant to us in the form of this super easy and simple olive oil dip!<\/p>\n All this is is a mixture of mostly olive oil, a pinch each of salt and freshly ground black pepper, a teeny bit of crushed red pepper, and a swirl of balsamic vinegar.<\/p>\n I don’t measure the amounts- I just make it look pretty. You really can’t go wrong.<\/p>\n Lately, I’ve been making sure to buy fresh baked bread, taking it home, slicing it, and freezing it until I need it. I’ll use it for sandwiches, grilled cheese, toast, and of course, as a conduit to the olive oil dip.<\/p>\n It’s a good alternative to pre-sliced bread from the bread aisle, which is, more often than not, less tasty and often has preservatives.<\/p>\n Fresh baked bread from the bakery is the way to go, or this homemade whole wheat no knead focaccia with rosemary and sea salt<\/a>!<\/p>\n When we make this dip, I just take a couple (or 17)<\/em> slices out of the freezer, pop them in the toaster, and viola. Italian restaurant right in our very own kitchen!<\/p>\n![\"Close](\"https:\/\/www.bowlofdelicious.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Olive-Oil-Bread-Dip-1.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nOlive Oil Bread Dip<\/h2>\n\t\t