Rice Free Garlic Mint Herb Oil
This fragrant finishing oil is the kind of thing that quietly transforms everything it touches — drizzled over roasted vegetables, spooned onto grilled fish, or used as a dipping base for crusty bread. Gently warming garlic in olive oil coaxes out its mellow, sweet depth without any sharpness, while fresh mint, parsley, and thyme steep into the oil like a slow, aromatic bloom. The result is a vibrant, herb-forward oil with a beautiful pale green hue and layers of flavor that taste far more complex than the short ingredient list suggests. For anyone navigating grain-free or rice-free eating, condiments and flavor boosters can be surprisingly tricky to source — bottled herb oils often contain fillers, stabilizers, or flavor carriers that aren't always clearly labeled. This one is nothing but honest ingredients: good olive oil, fresh herbs, garlic, and a pinch of sea salt. It comes together in under thirty minutes with almost no active effort, and keeps in the refrigerator for up to five days, ready to elevate whatever you're cooking next.
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8 servings
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, lightly smashed and peeled
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves and tender stems, loosely packed
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the olive oil and smashed garlic cloves in a small saucepan over low heat. Warm gently until the garlic is fragrant and just beginning to turn pale gold at the edges, about 6–8 minutes — watch closely, as garlic can brown quickly and turn bitter.
- 2
Remove the pan from the heat and add the mint leaves, parsley, and thyme sprigs. Let the herbs steep in the warm oil, off the heat, for 15–20 minutes, until the oil is deeply fragrant and has taken on a light green tint.
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