INFUSED OLIVE OILS

I've never met anyone who didn't love infused olive oils but so few people have ever made them. These oils come together and minutes and are great drizzled over a soup or salad or just served with some good bread.

Prep time: PT5M

Cook time: PT10M

Total time: PT15M

Rating

5 stars (37 reviews)

Keywords

appetizers, basics, dressings

Ingredients

1 cup extra virgin olive oil
peel from 2 lemons
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
6 garlic cloves (peeled)
1½ teaspoons chili flakes*
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 washed and completely dried rosemary sprigs** (about five inches long)

Cuisine

Mediterranean

Steps

Lemon Olive Oil
- Warm lemon peel and olive oil together over very low heat for twenty minutes. Cool half-hour. Break lemon peel into jar. Pour olive oil into bottle with funnel. Seal.
Garlic Chili Olive Oil
- Warm olive oil, garlic, and chili flakes if using over low heat for eight to ten minutes until garlic is lightly brown. Remove from heat. Let cool.
- Remove garlic and slice. Place garlic in bottle.
- Pour olive oil and chili flakes into bottle with funnel. Seal.
Rosemary Olive Oil
- Warm rosemary and olive oil together over very low heat for five to seven minutes. Cool half-hour.
- Place rosemary in jar. Pour olive oil into bottle with funnel. Seal.

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 122 kcal
Carbohydrates: 0.5 g
Protein: 0.1 g
Fat: 14 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Sodium: 4 mg
Sugar: 0.03 g
Unsaturated Fat: 11 g

Reviews

Julia on 2024-02-25 (5 stars):
These sound yummy, and the process seems simple. I'm wondering if it's all right to add clean herbs directly to a small bottle of oil, say a sprig of thyme or rosemary into a bottle of virgin olive oil. Thank you.
Therese on 2022-12-14 (5 stars):
I made the infused olive oils as Christmas gifts according to the directions and they came out perfectly!! Thank you for the recipe!!!🎄🎄
Belinda J Hughes on 2022-11-27 (5 stars):
Can you put the rosemaryor any herbs in a dehydrator for a little while to dry it even more?
Nathan on 2022-11-09 (5 stars):
That spicy garlic option is absolutely calling my name! I've never infused olive oil before but this looks so easy to do, so I can't wait to try it!
Kathleen on 2022-11-09 (5 stars):
This is a great idea for gift giving. Like the variety too.
Stephanie on 2022-11-09 (5 stars):
There was a farm near my childhood home that made different olive oils like this, and they cost a fortune. So pretty, too! I always wanted to buy one for my mom but couldn't afford one. Definitely making it now!
Elizabeth on 2022-11-09 (5 stars):
Oh how I wish I had a big crusty loaf of bread to sop in these oils right now! These look amazing and will make a lovely gift. Thanks for sharing.
Charles on 2022-11-09 (5 stars):
These look like great gifts! Bring on the homemade bread! Happy Thanksgiving!
Sheri on 2022-09-13 (5 stars):
LOVE your ideas! Do you mind sharing where I can find these darling bottles? I'm planning on making some of these for party favors for my daughter's baby shower whose name is going to be Olive!
Carmen Barone on 2022-09-03 (5 stars):
That was absolutely delicious not only myself but my two youngest children horked down every drop!!! Yumbo 😋