My homemade, bright green wild garlic oil is very easy to make and can be used in a variety of ways. This aromatic, bright green oil is perfect in soups, as a finishing touch to sauces, in salads, in dips and dressings, on bruschetta, and with many other delicious dishes.

The wild garlic season only lasts from early March to the end of April, making it a very short one. With this aromatic, green herb oil, you can capture the flavor of wild garlic and enjoy it well beyond the wild garlic season.

Bright green wild garlic oil in a bottle
My homemade, bright green wild garlic oil is very easy to make and can be used in many different ways.

My recipe for wild garlic oil is super easy and uses only two ingredients.

All you need for this delicious bright green oil are two ingredients: wild garlic and oil. It’s also quick and easy to prepare. However, it’s important that you follow the recipe exactly. The temperature of the oil and its rapid cooling are essential for the wild garlic aroma to be beautifully intense and the color to be a vibrant green.

Die Sauce, die Du unter dem Bärlauchknödel siehst ist eine köstliche Resteverwertung
Wild garlic dumplings in a crispy coating with a light mushroom cream sauce and wild garlic oil.

What can I use wild garlic oil for?

I use my homemade bright green oil, made from wild garlich, as a flavour boost for many delicious dishes.

For example, I love my wild garlic and potato cream soup or my wild garlic soup with fennel and vegan scallops. Adding a little homemade herbal oil to these soups gives them a real wild garlic flavor boost.

I also like to drizzle my green oil over light sauces, such as a mushroom cream sauce with wild garlic dumplings. It not only looks great, it also tastes fantastic.

With my homemade wild garlic oil, you have a great mini side dish for many delicious meals.

Wild garlic and potato cream soup with bright green, aromatic oil

The basic principle of this oil recipe works with many green herbs.

Of course, my recipe for green herb oil also works with other herbs. It’s important that you follow this recipe for the temperature and preparation technique of the oil. You can swap or mix the herbs. For example, you can also make green basil oil or green chive oil with this recipe.

Wild garlic oil in a bottle with fresh wild garlic next to it.
A recipe for wild garlic oil is very simple and only requires 2 ingredients

Making your own spiced oils

As you can see from this recipe, it’s not difficult to make your own spiced oils. For example, you can soak spices like dried chilies in oil for a while, and you’ll have a great homemade flavored oil.

Making your own spiced oils is definitely worth it. Here are a few reasons why:

  • You save a lot of money. Buying a ready-made flavoured oil is much, much more expensive.
  • Your imagination is unlimited. You can experiment with all sorts of flavours.
  • Many things are simply unavailable for purchase. For example, oils made from wild herbs, like this oil with wild garlic.
  • The oils are always nice and fresh.
  • You can use high-quality, good oil as a base. With store-bought flavoured oils, you can assume that a low-quality, not very healthy oil was used.
Bright green wild garlic oil in a bottle
I use my homemade wild garlic oil as an aromatic boost for many delicious dishes.

More recipes with wild garlic to try

Do you also get a wild garlic obsession in spring and collect like crazy? Then I have some delicious wild garlic recipes for you to try:

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Wild garlic oil: preparation in pictures

The following photos show you step-by-step instructions for preparing this herbal oil:

Wild garlic and oil
1. To make this bright green oil, you only need 2 ingredients: wild garlic and oil.
A blender with wild garlic and a sauce pan with oil.
2. The wild garlic is roughly chopped before being processedin the blender.
A thermometer is showing 60°C (140°F)
3. The oil must be heated to 60°C (140°F).
Oil an wild garlic in a blender. Net to it a bowl with ice cubes and a sieve.
4. Chop the wild garlic in a blender, then add the warmed oil and mix.
A bowl with a sieve on ice cubes. And a blender with green oil.
5. Place a bowl with a sieve on ice cubes.
A kitchen towel in a sieve. A blender with green oil next to it.
6. Place a cheesecloth or kitchen towel into the sieve. Then strain the oil into it.
Green oil with the chopped wild garlic in a strainer.
7. Slowly pour the warmed oil with the chopped wild garlic into the strainer.l
Green oil with the chopped wild garlic in a strainer.
8. Squeeze the homemade herbal oil out of the cloth.
Green oil is poured into a bottle.
9. The homemade bright green oil can now be bottled.
Bright green wild garlic oil in a bottle
The homemade green oil is ready!

Ingredients for approximately 400 ml of homemade green wild garlic oil:

5 handfuls of wild garlic
400 ml sunflower seed oil or rapeseed oil

A bowl with ice cubes

Preparation:

  1. Roughly chop the fresh wild garlic and place it in a food processor.
  2. Ideally, heat the oil to 60°C (140°F). Do not exceed 70°C (160°F).
  3. Pour the warm oil into the food processor and thoroughly chop the wild garlic in it.
  4. Then strain the fresh, green herb oil through a cheesecloth and collect it in a bowl.
  5. Immediately cool this bowl on the prepared ice cubes. To do this, simply place the bowl with the strained oil into the bowl with the ice cubes. This will preserve the green color of the wild garlic.
  6. Store the oil in a cool, dark place. It will gradually lose its color and some of its fresh herbal aroma, so it should be used within a few months.

Enjoy your meal! Have fun refining with this delicious herb oil!

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