Chive Blossom Infused Vinegar

Popular - Side Dish

Fresh chive blossoms steeped in Champagne vinegar makes a subtly chive-flavored, blush-colored vinegar. Try it in your next vinaigrette salad dressing, and make several batches of this gorgeous vinegar to give away all summer. After 2 weeks, the vinegar will take on the delicate purple color and subtle onion flavor of the chives.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Additional: 1week

Total: 1week

Servings: 24

Yield: 1 1/2 cups vinegar

Chive Blossom Infused Vinegar

Ingredients

24 chive blossoms

1 ½ cups champagne vinegar

1 1-pint canning jar with lid and ring

sterilized

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Wash chive blossoms by holding them upside down from the stem and plunging them into a deep bowl of cold water. Swish them around to dislodge any soil. Pour out the water and repeat 2 or 3 times.

Step 2

Snip or pinch off each blossom where it meets the stem. Dry blossoms gently but thoroughly with paper towels or in a salad spinner. Pack canning jar with blossoms loosely.

Step 3

Heat vinegar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until hot but not boiling 2 to 4 minutes. Pour hot vinegar over blossoms in canning jar screw on lid and store in the refrigerator until desired flavor intensity is reached 1 to 2 weeks. Strain out blossoms and store vinegar in a sterilized glass container.

Nutritional Information

Chive Blossom Infused Vinegar

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 5.5

% Daily Value *

Carbohydrates: 1.5g 1%

Sugars: 0.1g

Vitamin A Iu: 43.7IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.1mg 1%

Vitamin C: 0.7mg 1%

Folate: 1mcg

Calcium: 2.1mg

Iron: 0.1mg 1%

Magnesium: 0.4mg

Potassium: 14.8mg

Sodium: 0.9mg

Calories From Fat: 0.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.