• Stir into vegetable soup • Add to a cold potato or pasta salad • Toss with grilled zucchini and summer squash and top with shavings of ­Parmigiano Reggiano. • Serve as a sauce for grilled salmon, chicken or steak. • Spread on sliced ripe fresh tomatoes, top with breadcrumbs, and slide ­under the broiler to heat. • Mix a couple of tablespoons with best-quality extra-virgin olive oil and use as a dip for bread. • Use as a sandwich spread.