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Roasted Herb Oil

December 23, 2014 by Debi 14 Comments

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Roasted Herb Oil is a great way to add lots of extra flavors to salads, soups, casseroles, and more. It also makes a beautiful handmade gift at the holidays!

Roasted Herb Oil

Now, the heat of boiling the oil and herbs for 15 minutes at the high temperature should destroy any bacteria or toxins in this low acid food, but for extra safety, I’d suggest  it should be made fresh for use and not left at room temperatures, and any leftovers should be refrigerated for use within three days, frozen for longer storage, or discarded.

Roasted Herb Oil
I used an oven-proof loaf pan, placed the herbs in the bottom, covered them with olive oil, and pressed them down with a fork.

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Roasted Herb Oil
This is the herb oil right when it came out of the oven. Please be very careful, as this is boiling hot oil.

For longer storage, I freeze it in ice cube trays so that it’s already measured in 1 tablespoon sizes. Pop out a cube, and it’s ready to use!

Use any herbs you like. I like the flavors of mixed herbs. In the pictures I used rosemary, chives, oregano, and thyme (these are all herbs I grow in the garden).  Or, you could do one single herb to intensify its flavor. Or, try making a flavor profile like a licorice-y flavor using basil, fennel and Tarragon. Or, make a Mexican blend using Mexican oregano, cilantro, and basil. Well, you get the idea, play around with the flavors and have fun!

Don’t use extra virgin olive oil for this, no use going to that extra expense, just buy pure olive oil, and buy oil when it’s buy one get one free so you can use a bit of it and not feel like you’ve used your whole bottle!

I love to use this oil to add extra flavor to all my dinner dishes. It’s like layers of flavor in one dish! Or, fry up an egg for breakfast in it for a little herb hit in the morning.

Roasted Herb Oil

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Roasted Herb Oil

Roasted Herb Oil Recipe

Roasted Herb Oil

Roasted Herb Oil

Debi
This roasted herb oil is easy to make and fun to use. It boosts the flavor of everything you use it in, and it makes a great homemade gift to give.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 32 tablespoons
Calories 119 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • large handful of herbs
  • 2 cups pure olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Place herbs in a baking dish and cover with oil. Roast 400 degrees F for 15 minutes. Carefully remove from oven,and allow pan to cool. Strain into a pretty bottle or jar with a tight fitting lid, and store in the fridge.

Notes

For safety reasons, this should be made fresh. Leftovers should be refrigerated for use within three days or frozen.

Nutrition

Calories: 119kcalFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 1mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

Keyword herbs, how to make flavored oil, oil, roasted
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  1. Sophia

    December 23, 2014 at 11:05 am

    5 stars
    OMG this is a fabulous idea! Plus you can gift this to someone you care for that loves food! It was easy to make and smelled great as it cooked.

  2. Michele

    December 23, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    What a great idea and relatively easy to make. I like the ice cube tray idea-For a single person one cube is all I would ever need.

  3. Robin

    December 23, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    5 stars
    This is SO good. It was perfect to use as part of homemade salad dressing.

  4. mealplanmaven

    December 23, 2014 at 4:47 pm

    What a beautiful and healthy holiday gift!

  5. Simply Sated

    December 23, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    I love flavored oils and yours sounds fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

  6. Terri Ingraham | Sugar Free Glow

    December 23, 2014 at 6:40 pm

    I LOVE flavored oils! They really do add so much flavor and are so easy to make!

  7. vegetarianmamma

    December 23, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    This is a super great idea! I need to make this for my MIL, she will LOVE this!

  8. Heather

    December 23, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    Oh that sounds great. I didn’t realize it was something you could also freeze.

  9. JanetGoingCrazy

    December 25, 2014 at 5:58 pm

    This would make a beautiful hostess gift for this time of year!

  10. Culinary Ginger

    December 26, 2014 at 11:14 am

    I love infused oil, so many uses. Great recipe.

  11. Kristin

    December 26, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    Ohhhhhhh, I bet that tastes amazing! What a great gift!

  12. Kayle (The Cooking Actress)

    December 26, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    mmmmm this oil looks fantastic-I know I’d love to receive it as a gift!!

  13. Holly @ Woman Tribune

    December 26, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    What a super unique idea! I never thought of doing this, and the ice cube method is really clever. I do that with coffee for iced coffee so it doesn’t get watered down as it melts. Works like a charm.

  14. Debra

    February 7, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    I love this! What a great idea, this would be perfect for a gift!

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