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Fare Isle » Vegan » How to Use Edible Chive Blossoms

How to Use Edible Chive Blossoms

published: June 10, 2018 / updated: May 15, 2022by Kaity Farrell

Learn 3 ways to use and preserve flowering chive blossoms in the kitchen. Also makes for easy handmade gifts!

Flowering chive plants grow along a stone wall.

The garden has started to burst forth with life as it does every June. One of the first herbs to flower are the chives which line a portion of the stone wall. When I was pregnant with Iley our midwife gifted us chive plants and a raspberry plant she separated from her garden. Such a gift to still see them growing 7 years later.

Fresh picked purple chive blossoms in a colander placed next to flowering chive plant in a garden.

Chives belong to the allium family and produce beautiful purple ball clusters of little pointed bell-shaped blossoms. And yes, they taste just like the tender green chive shoots. They are perfect to use as a garnish for savory dishes but only last for a few weeks each spring. The good news is they dry and preserve easily so you can harvest and store them long after their season has ended.

4 Delicious Uses for Chive Flowers

Chive Infused Vinegar

This simple and easy recipe for homemade chive blossom vinegar makes a lovely gift when packaged into pretty bottles. Get the recipe here.

vinegar is being poured into a bottle with chive flowers

chive blossom vinegar in bottles on a table

Chive Blossom Finishing Salt

Add chive blossoms to flaky sea salt to make your own herbal finishing salt. Package them into glass spice jars to give as gifts! Get the recipe here.

top down view of Kaity's hands mixing flaking sea salt, lemon zest and chive blossoms together on a parchment paper lined sheet pan.

Small glass jars with cork tops filled with chive blossom finishing salt

Chive Blossom Cashew Cream Cheese

Add chive blossoms and chopped chives to this easy homemade 3-ingredient vegan cream cheese recipe for a tasty spread! Get the recipe here.

Kaity's hands sprinkling chive flowers onto a bowl of vegan cashew cream cheese.

Vegan cashew creem cheese palted in a bowl and garnished with chive blossoms, chopped chives and edible flowers. Slices of bread are fanned out around the bowl.

Chive Blossom Sourdough Discard Crackers

Chive blossoms are the perfect flavorful addition to these rustic sourdough discard crackers. Get the recipe here.

Kaity's hands break apaart sourdough discard crackers.

Top down view of baked sourdough discard crackers

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  1. Bailey

    Hi! I have a question about your cashew cheese recipe: can it be made with a dairy yogurt? I’m not a vegan but I am a big fan of cashew cheese, so I’d love to make some without having to buy a non-dairy yogurt for this recipe. Thank you!!

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    • Kaity Farrell

      Hi Bailey! Thanks for your question! I haven’t tried it with dairy yogurt but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. As long as the yogurt has live active cultures it should do its thang! Just make sure it is plain and unsweetened. Have fun with this recipe – I am addicted, haha! xoxo

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  2. Amy Beth

    Another lovely recipe share; ?

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    • Kaity Farrell

      Thank you so much Amy Beth!!! xx Kaity

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