Cooking Series: HOMEMADE CHIVE BLOSSOM VINEGAR

Shidonna Raven
Jun 8
3 min read

By Shellywest

MAY 17, 2016

Shellywest

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HOMEMADE CHIVE BLOSSOM VINEGAR

This two-ingredient Homemade Chive Blossom Vinegar is so simple that it’s hard to even call it a recipe. The end result is a slightly pink vinegar with a subtle spring onion flavor tint to it that is perfect for salad dressings, shrubs, and anywhere else you’d use vinegar.

I was gifted the most gorgeous bottle of Chive Blossom Vinegar from my aunt awhile back and it’s slightly pink hue is almost too gorgeous to cook with. I kept that bottle on the window sill for several months before I could even bring myself to open it. Finally, when spring came into full swing a few weeks back, I could resist no longer and started throwing it into all of our salad dressings.

The flavor is subtle but I feel so fancy showing off my chive blossom salad dressing to guests so I’ve been using it non-stop. I really wanted to start using it around here but didn’t want anyone to feel left out if they couldn’t get their hands on a batch in their local grocery store. The obvious solution was to share a homemade version with all of you so you could also join in the fun! I’ve seen wild chive patches all over town and I bet you could spot some for the picking on your evening walks as well.

It only took one week to get my vinegar the same beautiful hue as the store bought version (I pictured them both side by side above to show the similarities). I also used champagne vinegar to make my version as it’s what I prefer in homemade salad dressing but you can use any type of vinegar that you have on hand or cook with often (I’d suggest sticking with a clear version instead of dark though so you can achieve that beautiful pink).

Make sure to check back later this week as I’ll have a recipe that uses this Chive Blossom Vinegar in it! Also, if you don’t feel like making the Chive Blossom Vinegar yourself,

HOMEMADE CHIVE BLOSSOM VINEGAR RECIPE BELOW:

Homemade Chive Blossom Vinegar

This two-ingredient Homemade Chive Blossom Vinegar is so simple that it's hard to even call it a recipe. The end result is a slightly pink vinegar with a subtle spring onion flavor tint to it that is perfect for salad dressings, shrubs, and anywhere else you'd use vinegar.

Course: Kitchen Staple

Cuisine: Vegetarian

Author: Shelly Westerhausen

Ingredients

Chive Blossoms , thoroughly rinsed
Vinegar of choice (I prefer Champagne Vinegar)

Instructions

Fill your resealable jar halfway full with chive blossoms and pour vinegar all the way to the top.
Seal, shake, and transfer to a windowsill or somewhere out of the way to sit.
Let sit for one week, shaking once or twice a day, until the vinegar is a light pink and the blossoms have lost most of their color.
Drain vinegar into a clean jar and discard flowers for another use.

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