Katie's Healthy Bites: Spring for Fresh Chives
I know that it's spring when I look out back and see bright green chives bursting through the soil, their soft purple flowers perched on top. Chives are, by far, one of my favorite herbs: They're crisp, fresh, and their mild onion flavor can brighten any dish. Find out three of my favorite ways to use this smallest member of the onion family.
This chive oil adds a great finishing touch to savory dishes. Add a dollop of the bright, flavorful oil atop vegetables, soup or fish.
Yield : 24 1-teaspoon servings
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Puree all ingredients in a food processor. Strain and refrigerate until use -- it will keep in the fridge for one week.
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Cheeseless Chive Pesto
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Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Serve as a condiment atop fish, chicken or beef.
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Snapper with Tomato, Orange and Chive Salsa
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Arrange snapper fillets skin side down on a baking sheet. Season with one tablespoon olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Bake for 10 minutes or until flaky.
While fish is cooking mix tomatoes, orange segments, shallot, chives, remaining olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl.
Top fish with tomato salsa. Garnish with chive flowers, if available.
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Katie Cavuto Boyle, MS, RD, is a registered dietitian, personal chef and owner of HealthyBites, LLC. See Katie's full bio »