How To Make Chive Blossom Vinegar
Add another level of flavor to your salad dressing or in baking with chive vinegar. Take beautiful chive blossoms and make vinegar with them.
Servings: 1 quart
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 cups chives
- white vinegar/champagne vinegar
Instructions
- Pick chive blossoms before they are brown or going to seed.
- Place in bowl filled with water.
- Rinse several times to clean the blossoms.
- Allow to soak for 10 minutes.
- Drain water from blossoms and place on clean tea towel.
- Gently press blossoms to remove excess water.
- Place the chive blossoms into a sterile quart jar.
- Fill the jar with blossoms, pressing them down gently until the jar is full.
- Add the vinegar into the jar and fill it almost to the rim.
- Place the band and seal on the jar.
- Put the jar into a cool dark place and let it sit for 7-14 days. (the longer it sits, the more flavor it will have)
- Every few days, tip the jar to move the vinegar around.
- Use a mesh strainer to strain the vinegar from the flowers.
- Place the vinegar into a container with a top.
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Notes
- The vinegar will keep for 2 months in the cupboard and about 6 months in the fridge.
- Alternatively, you can use white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar or champagne vinegar, whichever you prefer.