Homemade Infused Olive Oil Recipes are easy to make it just takes a little bit of time. The italian herb infused olive oil is great for dipping breads.
You can use the garlic or herb infused olive oils to inject into chicken and turkey for an added flavor and to keep the meat nice and moist during cooking.
Check out the 9 Homemade infused olive oil recipes below:
- 9 Homemade Infused Olive Oil Recipes
- Basil infused olive oil recipe
- Homemade garlic infused olive oil recipe
- Fresh herb infused olive oil recipe
- Jalapeno infused olive oil recipe
- Citrus infused olive oil recipe / Lemon infused olive oil recipe
- Lavender infused olive oil recipe
- Rosemary infused olive oil recipe
- Italian herb infused olive oil
- Dried Herb Infused Olive Oil Recipe
You will need:
- A blender or food processor
- A small sauce pan
- A glass olive oil sprayer
- Olive oil
- Mesh strainer or coffee filter
- Your choice of flavoring
9 Homemade Infused Olive Oil Recipes
I found 9 homemade infusing olive oil recipes that I like to use. The best infused olive oil recipes are easy to make and taste great on salads, vegetables, and even to flavor fish or other meats.Basil infused olive oil recipe
Ingredients:
4 Cups basil leaves
2 cups olive oil
Preparation:
Combine basil and olive oil in a blender.
Puree the mixture until smooth.
In a saucepan, simmer the olive oil and basil puree over medium heat for 45 seconds.
Pour the heated mixture through a fine-mesh strainer or coffee filter into a bowl to remove the basil.
Add a pinch of pepper (optional)
Let the mixture sit for a few hours.
Pour the oil into your olive oil sprayer or air tight jar. (don't include the dark liquid at the bottom of the bowl, which is water mixed with finely ground basil)
You can place a basil leaf or two in the completed oil for looks if you like.
Use oil as a marinade, condiment, or substitute for herbs when cooking.
Homemade garlic infused olive oil recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup olive oil
1 half to whole head garlic
1 to 1 1/2 tsp of your favorite herbs (crushed red pepper flake, cumin, or dried oregano)
Preparation:
Place the 1 cup olive oil in a medium saucepan
Using a garlic press crush the desired amount of garlic cloves into the oil.
Warm the oil over medium heat until garlic is golden brown and the aroma is released from the garlic (3 to 5 min)
Strain the oil with a fine mesh strainer or a coffee filter into a bowl.
Let sit for 2 to 3 hours.
Pour the oil into your olive oil sprayer or air tight jar.
Fresh herb infused olive oil recipe
Ingredients:
Olive Oil
Fresh herbs of your choice
Preparation:
Take your fresh herbs of your choice and rinse them well under cool water
Place herbs inside of an airtight jar
Pour the oil over the top of the herbs
Put the lid on the jar and place in a sunny window sill for at least a week swirling the oil and herb mixture once a day.
After a week open the mixture and try it. If it needs more time place back into the window sill for a few more days until you are satisfied with the taste.
When it has reached the desired taste you can pour into your olive oil sprayer and place a couple clean fresh sprigs of herbs in it for looks.
Jalapeno infused olive oil recipe
Ingredients:
6 - 8 jalapeno peppers
2 cups olive oil
Preparation:
Clean and cut the stems off of the jalapenos.
Cut the peppers in half and remove the seeds if you do not want the oil extra spice
Place the oil and the jalapeno halves in a saucepan over medium heat.
Cook for 5 minutes on medium'
Reduce heat to low for an additional 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and strain the oil mixture with a fine mesh screen or a coffee filter over a bowl.
Let the oil sit in the bowl for 2 to 3 hours
Place oil in your olive oil sprayer or an air tight jar to store. You can place a couple of the cooked jalapeno halves in the jar for looks if you like.
Citrus infused olive oil recipe / Lemon infused olive oil recipe
There are actually 3 ways to make citrus infused olive oil.
Easiest:
Clean and then peel 3 oranges or 2 lemons
Place the peels and 1 cups of oil into a blender or a food processor and pulse until blended.
Let sit for an hour or two at room temperature
Strain the oil mixture into a bowl using a fine mesh screen or a coffee filter to remove the zest.
Place oil into a olive oil sprayer or an airtight container
Cooked:
Clean 1 lemon or 2 oranges
Use a peeler and zest the lemon or oranges (Leave the white stuff you only want the outside peel or zest)
Place the zest and one cup of olive oil into a sauce pan and heat until warm. You do not want it to boil at all, not even a couple little bubbles in the pan.
Cook just below a simmer for 10 minutes
Strain the oil to get the zest out and transfer the oil into your sprayer or an airtight jar.
Longest:
Place 1 cup of oil into a jar with the zest of 1 lemon or 2 oranges and let sit for at least 2 weeks.
Shake a couple times a day.
Once it has reached the desired taste strain the zest and place in a jar or your oil sprayer.
Lavender infused olive oil recipe
Ingredients:
2 Cups Olive Oil
Fresh or dried lavender
Preparation:
There are 2 ways to make lavender infused olive oil. You can use the sunlight method or you can cook it.
Cooking is quicker although this is not recommended as it takes a longer cooking time than other herbs and it must remain at low heat - 100–120ºF (38–49ºC) for up to 5 hours depending on your taste and aroma preferences.
If you are going to cook your oil then you should use a small crock pot on low. This will ensure you will have the appropriate temperature. Cooking at too high of heat will ruin the shelf life of the oil.
Cooking:
Place the oil and fresh or dried lavender in the small crock pot
Place the lid on the crockpot and set to low
Let cook for 2 to 5 hours depending on your taste preference.
Sunlight:
Cut the lavender so that it will be completely covered in the oil
Place the lavender (fresh or dried) in an airtight jar
Pour the olive oil over the lavender
Seal the jar and place in a sunny window sill and swirl the mixture around once a day for up to 2 weeks.
Rosemary infused olive oil recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups olive oil
10 to 12 rosemary sprigs
Preparation:
Place the oil and rosemary in a sauce pan over medium heat for about 5 minutes
Pour into a bowl and let cool for 2 to 3 hours
Place the rosemary sprigs and the oil into a olive oil sprayer or an air tight jar.
Italian herb infused olive oil
Ingredients:
6 leaves fresh basil or 1 to 2 tsp dried basil
2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1/2 to 1 tsp of dried thyme
2 sprigs fresh rosemary or 1/2 to 1 tbsp of dried rosemary
2 sprigs fresh oregano or 1 to 2 tsp of dried oregano
1 head garlic (optional)
1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil
Preparation:
Place basil, thyme, rosemary and oregano in a 12 ounce bottle
Pour oil into bottle
Cover tightly and let sit for a few hours
Refrigerate unused portions
If you use fresh herbs you must store this in the refrigerator and it will not last as long as using dried herbs.
Dried Herb Infused Olive Oil Recipe
1 to 2 tsp dried basil
1/2 to 1 tsp of dried thyme
1/2 to 1 tbsp of dried rosemary
1 to 2 tsp of dried oregano
1 head garlic (optional)
1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil
Preparation:
Place basil, thyme, rosemary and oregano in a 12 ounce bottle
Pour oil into bottle
Cover tightly and let sit for a few hours
Refrigerate unused portions
I hope you enjoy these 9 homemade infused olive oil recipes I shared with you. They are good on salads, veggies, meat, and bread dips. I have used the garlic and italian infused oils to inject turkey and chicken and it was delicious! The italian is also great for bread.
Make sure to store them in the refrigerator, especially the ones with fresh herbs in them to prevent molding and botulism. Refrigerated infused oils will also last longer that those kept at room temperatures. The refrigerated oils may turn cloudy but when returned to room temperature they typically clear up for better visual appearance.