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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Rosemary Infused Olive Oil


One of my favorite & most-used herbs from my little herb garden is rosemary. I have it on my window sill in the fall & winter & then I replant it in my little herb garden in the spring & summer. It's by far one of the most hardy & useful herbs. I even love to run my fingers over the leaves & take a whiff of it's wonderful aroma.

My rosemary from my herb garden to my windowsill for the winter.

I use rosemary quite often while cooking ~ we eat a lot of chicken & my favorite way to prepare it is my version of "fried" chicken: a couple of TBs of olive oil ~ OR, as I'm about to show you how to make, rosemary infused olive oil ~ w/a couple of sprigs of rosemary in the frying pan, boneless/skinless chicken breast sprinkled w/a little Spike Seasoning & my Absolute Favorite Seasoning Mix. (TRY THIS: next time you grill, lay a rosemary sprig on top of your chicken!) Serve w/sides of broccoli & yellow rice . . . mm mmm! This also makes a great dipping oil.
OK . . . now that I've made myself hungry, I need to get on w/my original topic . . .

Infusing your oils w/rosemary ~ or any other herb ~ is quite easy. The recipe I'm going to share w/you i
s mostly for cooking, but can also be used for your hair (stimulates circulation for shinier hair) or even as a sore muscle liniment (comforts sore joints & muscles, stimulates circulation by increasing the blood supply). Besides making nearly any salad dressing, or anything prepared stove-top taste better (Italian dishes, fish, chicken, pork), the leaves are antiseptic/anitbacterial/antifungal (which is why I use it in my oily skin face wash) & the antioxidants in rosemary can aid w/digestion & weight loss.

You will need:

~8-10 sprigs of fresh rosemary
~2 c. of cold-pressed, extra virgin olive oil (I recommend Hain)
~small cook pot/sauce pan
~pint-sized bottle or jar w/tight-fitting lid or cork
~enough decorative & useful olive oil bottles/decanters ~ for later use in displaying in your kitchen or for gift giving
~small funnel ~ to aid in pouring from bottle to bottle

Directions:

1) Gently wash your rosemary sprigs w/a damp washcloth; set aside to dry.
2) Pour 1 pint of olive oil into the small pot on low heat to warm ~ DO NOT BOIL ~ just warm.

3) Place a few sprigs of rosemary into your pint bottle ~ do not stuff it full ~ rosemary is very herb-a-licious, & you w
ill have another sprig in your finished product, so a little goes a long way.
4) Pour warm oil into pint bottle w/the rosemary, seal w/lid or cork, set aside in a cool, dry place, out of direct sunlight, for at least 1 week.
5) After that time, take out your used rosemary sprigs & either use to cook something that day or throw them away. In the bottles you will now use for your infused oil, put in a fresh sprig of rosemary &, w/your small funnel, pour the infused oil into the new bottles over the fresh rosemary. Seal w/a lid or cork.

Your new infused rosemary oil is ready to use & enjoy!

Blessings from Ohio . . . Kim<><

5 comments:

  1. Ummm.....this is something I wanted to add to our next issue of CW Voice! This would be PERFECT to share! I almost bought that same bottle the other day at World Market :) In fact, I have sprigs of thyme and rosemary laying out and drying at home right now!

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  2. Kim, thanks for the recipe. It is so amazing what I little herb can do for us. I am going to try this and send it on to my daughers.
    You always inspire me with your herb recipes.
    Blessings to you for sharing.

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  3. Stopped over from Blessing the Elements and LOVE your blog; I'll be adding your blog to my blogroll. And we must be Kindred Spirits as we both have the same dishes! LOL Thanks for sharing the recipes for the infused oil. I plan to plant another Rosemary bush in the spring. Mine died when I tried to relocate it; so I will plant the next one where it will never need to be moved again. Mine had gotten to nearly 5 foot tall.

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  4. I had to smile Kim, I have some in my windowsill right now and am looking forward to using it in baking bread and for bread dipping oil and pasta and... :) Thanks for sharing :)

    Have a Blessed day!
    Sharon

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  5. I love cooking with rosemary, so I think I'll have to try this. My rosemary died last winter. I didn't get it into the house quickly enough, and, with moving last spring, I didn't get a new plant yet either.

    Is the grapevine plate yours? I have the same set. They were a wedding gift from my parents, and my mother-in-law added several serving dishes and other items to match. I still love them almost 14 years later!

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