Chive oil – homemade, bright green, aromatic

My homemade chive oil is vibrant green and incredibly aromatic. This herb oil is very easy to make and incredibly wonderful in use. Chive oil is perfect on soups, as a finishing touch to sauces, on salads, in dips and dressings, on bruschetta, and in many other delicious dishes.

With this aromatic, green herb oil, you can capture and preserve the flavor of chives, allowing you to enjoy it in many dishes simply by drizzling it over your food.

My recipe for chive oil is very easy and requires only two ingredients

All you need for delicious chive oil are two ingredients: chives and oil. Preparation is also very simple and quick. However, it’s important that you follow the recipe exactly. Both the oil temperature and the rapid cooling are crucial to ensure the chive aroma remains intense and the color becomes a vibrant green.

What can chive oil be used for?

For example, I love using it to enhance my aromatic chive soup and my potato soup with vegan sausages. A drizzle of homemade chive oil on these soups after serving adds a real chive flavour boost.

I also love drizzling my chive oil on light dips, such as chive mayonnaise. It not only looks fantastic, but it tastes absolutely amazing too.

With my homemade chive oil, you have a wonderful little accompaniment for many delicious dishes.

The basic principle for this oil recipe works with many green herbs.

Of course, my recipe for green herb oil also works with other herbs. It’s important that you follow this recipe regarding the temperature and preparation technique. You can substitute or mix the herbs. For example, I also love making green basil oil or green parsley oil using this recipe. I also love using this recipe after foraging wild herbs, for example with sorrel and ribwort. Or with wild garlic, like I’ve done in this recipe:

• Wild garlic oil: capture the aroma of wild garlic in bright green oil

Make your own infused oils

As you can see from this recipe, it’s really not difficult to make your own flavored oils. For example, you can infuse spices like dried chilies in oil for a while, and then you’ll have a fantastic homemade flavored oil.

Making your own flavored oils is definitely worthwhile. Here are a few reasons why:

• You save a lot of money. Buying ready-made flavored oil is much, much more expensive.
• There are no limits to your imagination. You can experiment with all sorts of flavours.
• Many things simply can’t be bought. For example, oils made from wild herbs.
• The oils are always wonderfully fresh.
• You can use high-quality, healthy oil as a base. With store-bought flavored oils, you can assume that a low-quality oil was used.

More recipes with herbs to try at home

Do you love vegan herbal cuisine? Then I have some more delicious herbal recipes for you to try. Right here on Daily Vegan:

• Pickled eggplants with olive oil and herbs
• Spruce salt – herbal salt made from foraged, young spruce tips
• Cauliflower or broccoli baked in herbal dough on red wine shallots
• Wild garlic dumplings in a crispy coating – vegan
• Green waffles – wild garlic & spinach waffles – plus dip & asparagus
• Vegan rack of lamb – made from seitan – even with bones

Show me your chive oil

Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook. And I’d be delighted if you made my vibrant, green chive oil and posted a photo of it, tagging my account. Because I always find it really great and exciting to see how my recipes have been prepared in other kitchens!

Chive oil: preparation in pictures

The following photos show you step by step how to prepare chive oil:

Enjoy your meal and have fun refining it with my delicious green chive oil!