Infused Oils and Vinegar

Infused Oils and Vinegar's and Essential Oils

Ingredients:

Apple Cider Vinegar or Balsamic Vinegar

Olive oil

Herbs, spices and fruits

Variations  of Vinegar's:

Peach or strawberry Vinegar

Blackberry and Clove Balsamic

Apple, Pear, and herb Balsamic

Oils or Vinegars:

Lemon Thyme

Garlic Rosemary

Ginger, Sesame, Garlic

Garlic Sage

Variations of Essential Oils:

Smells of the Holidays

Berry, Vanilla, Cardamon

Vanilla Chamomile Berry and Fruit

Citrus Sunshine

 Directions:
1) Gather your herbs and prep your oils in proper sanitary jars

2) For essential oils you want to muddle the herbs a little bit, below is lavender stems

3) Add your herbs to your oils, below is 2 cups olive oil and several sprigs of herbs per jar. Each one is a different flavor: 1) Rosemary 2) Thyme 3) Sage and Garlic

4) For my Ginger, Garlic, Sesame

5) Below I made a lemon thyme oil and a lemon thyme vinegar to go with it

6) Infused Apple Cider Vinegar's

7) Essential Oils: see recipes below

How lovely is that? Since these are gifts I have ordered little 5 oz bottles to put these all into for gifts, more pics to come once that part of the process is done.


Recipes:

Basic Herb Oil and Vinegar Infusions:
2 cups of oil to several sprigs of herbs

Lemon Thyme Oil or Vinegar:
2 cup of oil or vinegar
several sprigs of thyme
fresh lemon peels
20-30 peppercorns

Blackberry Clove Balsamic:
2 cups balsamic
10 cloves
3/4 cup muddled blackberries

Ginger, Sesame, Garlic Oil or Vinegar:
1 cup vinegar or oil
1/4 cup sliced ginger root
1/8 c. sesame seeds
1/4 tsp. of sesame oil
5 garlic cloves chopped
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Apple Cider of Balsamic Vinegar with Fruit/ Herbs
2 cups vinegar to 1 cup fruit (we used peaches and berries)
can add herbs if you like too

Variations of Essential Oils:

1 cup of oil with;

Smells of the Holidays- pine, clove, mulling spice, orange, and ginger

Berry, Vanilla, Cardamon- Cardamon seeds, vanilla bean, muddled berries

Vanilla Chamomile Berry and Fruit- Chamomile flowers, muddled berries, vanilla bean and lemon peel

Citrus Sunshine- lemon, orange and lime peel, pineapple chunks

PS You can use these essential oils as lotion, lipbalm, or salve bases ;)

Here is a list of other wonderful things you can use:

mint
jalepenos
sundried tomatoes
cilantro
dill
chives
parsley
bay leaves
basil
peppermint
mango
teas
herbs for medicines and make your own tinctures