Herb Flavored Oils

Ingredients:

• 2 C green leafed herbs

Preparation:

• 1 C olive oil
• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add herbs and make sure to push
• under the boiling water. Blanch for 5 seconds. Drain into a strainer and
• immediately plunge into a bowl of ice water. Drain well and squeeze out all
• the water. Puree in a blender with the olive oil.
• Strain puree immediately through a fine mesh strainer. Strain again through
• 4 layers of cheesecloth. Put in sterilized bottle. Cover tightly and
• refrigerate. Use within 1 week for optimum flavor. It will still be good
• long after this but will lose some of the flavor as it mellows. Makes about
• 3/4 cup.