Chive Blossom Vinegar
Did you know that you can take the flowers from
your chives and make a wonderful tasting
vinegar with them? You can turn it into a vinaigrette
by mixing it with olive oil & salt and even drizzle
it over salad, fish or vegetables for an amazing flavor.
Ingredients
Pick enough flowers to fill a jar with a lid,
like a Mason jar. Pinch off the stems as close to
the blossoms as you can with your fingernail.
Place them into a bowl with cold water. Gently
swish the blossoms around to rinse them off.
Drain the water and place the blossoms
onto a clean, dry paper towel and let
them dry for a few minutes..
Pack the blossoms tightly into a clean jar.
In a small saucepan or the microwave, heat the
vinegar until warm. Cut a piece of parchment
paper to fit inside the jar. I traced the lid to get
the exact size I needed. Fill the jar with the
warm vinegar to 1/2″ from the top.
Place the parchment paper directly on top of
the vinegar making sure the blossoms
aren’t exposed to the air.
Place the lid on hand tight and set it on
the counter. Let it sit for five days.
You will notice the beautiful
color change of the vinegar.
After the 5th day, remove the lid and
the dispose of the parchment paper.
Pace two layers of cheese cloth into a strainer.
Slowly pour the blossoms and vinegar into
the strainer with a bowl underneath it. Gently
squeeze the blossoms with the cheesecloth to expel
the liquid being careful not to crush the blossoms.
You should have a clear and colorful vinegar
that is ready to use however you want.
Chive Blossom Vinegar
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Ingredients
- Chive blossoms to fill a jar.
- Enough white vinegar to fill the jar
- parchment paper
- cheesecloth
Directions
- Pick enough blossoms to fill a jar that has a lid like a mason jar. Pinch off the stems as close to the blossom as possible.
- Place the blossoms into a bowl of water and gently swish to rinse off the blossoms.
- Put the blossoms onto a plate lined with clean paper towels and let dry a few minutes.
- Wash a jar and lid with clean, hot soapy water and rinse well or run them through the dishwasher.
- Warm the vinegar in the microwave or in a pan on the stove.
- Pack the blossoms tightly into the jar and pour the vinegar to within ½” from the top of the jar.
- Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit inside the jar. I traced the lid onto the parchment paper for a perfect fit.
- Place the parchment paper on the top making sure the blossoms are completely covered.
- Place the lid on and let the jar sit for five days on the counter.
- Remove the lid and parchment paper.
- Place a double layer of cheesecloth into a strainer and place the strainer over a bowl.
- Pour the flowers and vinegar slowly into the strainer. Gently squeeze the cheesecloth expelling the vinegar into the bowl.
- The vinegar should be clear. Use with salad, over fish or even over vegetables.
To make a vinaigrette follow below.
To make a vinaigrette add vinegar,
olive oil and salt (recipe below).
Shake well and serve.
Chive Blossom Vinaigrette
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Chive Blossom Vinegar
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- pinch of salt
Directions
- Place the ingredients above in a jar with a lid, shake well and serve. You can change the ratio of vinegar to oil to your own taste if you would like.
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Categories: Fresh Herbs, Salad/Dressings
Diane…this looks easy….only 2 ingredients for the vinegar…wonderful.
Yes and what a great taste it was!!! Thank you Jackie. 🌺
I’m growing chives and I’m going to have to try this! Thank you.
You’re welcome Laci and have fun! I have wanted to do this for years but I kept cutting the chives so they didn’t flower. This year I cut them and I swear they grew and flowered in a week!
Thank you so much for the recipe! If it stops raining, I am off to pick my blossoms!
How pretty
It really was Beth nand the flavor was amazing too.
Great idea Diane!
Thank you June. 🌺🌷💐
What a great idea Diane
Thank you Sheree I have wanted to do this for years and finally let my chives flower so I could.
This was very interesting. It’s always good to learn something new every day, as I’m not aware that chives can blossom. Thanks for this post.
You’re welcome Diana. I made the vinaigrette and had a salad with it today. You can really taste then chives, so good!
I finally made the Orange Chicken, per your recipe. It turned out great.😊 My husband loved it!😊👣
Thank you so much for letting me know Georgetta! 🌹🌺🌷
No problem! I added your recipe to my “go to” for dinner choices. It was quick and easy to make and I like experimenting in the kitchen.🥰👣
Awesome!!!
I’ve never seen pink vinegar before. It looks lovely. I’ve never thought of making chives in the way that you describe, either. It’s a great idea.
The color was so pretty. It was fun making this and even better eating it with my salad! Thank you Linda!
that looks amazing. u have got great skills. mashallah.
Awww thank you just years of practice.
We grow chives all around our house. But consume or sell them before they ever have flowers. Will wait for flowers n try this.
Thanks, Diane.
🌷👍
That’s what I have done too! I have been wanting to try this forever.
I LOVE this! I’m going to try it today!
Awesome my vinegar had a great chive taste and I make the vinaigrette for a salad, so good!!!
Chives are amazing in that they never die. They come back year after year so this is a good use for them.
I have found that out. I cut them back and a week later they need cut again…lol
That was clever to do Diane – you got more mileage out of those chives than originally planned.
I usually have to dehydrate them, they grow like weeds! Hahaha It was nice to find another way to use them.
Well you are always clever Diane – all that hard work in the garden will not go to waste ever.
You do/make the funnest things, Diane. 🙂
I love doing that. I will try anything once. Have you ever had pickled watermelon rind? My mother in law said I am the only person she ever knew that can use the entire watermelon…lol By the way, they taste amazing!
I have not ever made them myself, but have eaten a plenty in my time—yummy!
That’s so pretty. I wish I knew this a few weeks ago. My chive flowers are all browned out now. 🙁
Next time Debbie! Thank you 🌹💐🌸
Remarkable!
Thanks isn’t the color amazing!
Definitely so Diana!💕🌺💕
This is beautiful! I didn’t know you could do this. I’m curious to taste this!
The chive flavor was infused into the vinegar. I could really taste it but I don’t eat raw onions. My husband can eat an entire onion raw so to him he didn’t taste it as much as I did. I really enjoyed it with the vinaigrette recipe I posted over a salad.
That is very cool !
It actually turned out really tasty. The chive flavor was definitely in the vinegar. Thanks!
I love chive blossom vinegar. Lovely photos too!
Thanks so much!!
Pink vinegar, what a great invention! And even if I never ate it, I would simply love to look at the jar with its pretty content!
I know what you mean it was the most beautiful color! Have a great weekend!
No question about the color. I wish you a pleasant weekend as well.
This is a fantastic idea. Chive flowers are quite beautiful, and it’s lovely to see them preserved in this way.
It was great on my salad and I love the color too. Thank you!
I was just telling my friend that she should make some chive vinegar…I’ll send her a link to how you did it. 😀
Perfect timing Karen. Thanks for sharing my link with her.
Thank you for posting this on your site!!!
Great idea! I love to make herbal tinctures from vinegar.
Thanks so much!!!