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Home » Oils and Vinegars » Homemade Garlic And Lemon Infused Oil

Homemade Garlic And Lemon Infused Oil

Author: Karon Grieve Published : September 2012

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garlic and lemon oil
lemon and garlic infused oil

Garlic and lemon go together perfectly, they flavour all sorts of foods. Add them to a good olive oil and you have homemade garlic and lemon oil that will flavour salads and be a godsend in your cooking of all sorts of dishes from roasting a chicken to veggies, and so much more.

garlic and lemon on board with splash of oil

Why you’ll love this recipe

  • Infused oils are super easy to make and so damn useful in the kitchen saving you time and effort when you are cooking on a day-to-day basis and short on time.
  • 3 ingredients – that’s it, this garlic and lemon oil has only 3 ingredients and those are easy-to-find store cupboard staples.
  • This is the Mediterranean in a jar, the fresh zing of luscious lemons and the punch of garlic all wrapped up in delicious Mediterranean olive oil.

I love flavoured oils and vinegars. To me they are a larder basic that save me hours of time and make cooking so much simpler, especially in the winter months. Check out my section of Homemade Oils And Vinegars for more ideas.

When I wrote my first cookbook So Easy Herbal I made lots of amazing infused oils and vinegars and have carried on making them ever since. Adding more and more flavours over the years.

This homemade garlic and lemon oil is wonderful as a salad dressing and also as a base oil for cooking.

It’s tangy and punchy and bright and golden.

lemons in blue bowl

Ingredients

There are only 3 ingredients for this lemon and garlic oil.

Lemons. Garlic. Olive Oil.

Pro tips

Removing wax on lemons – All lemons in the supermarket are coated in a protective wax. You can buy unwaxed lemons but why bother when you can so easily remove the wax yourself.

Simply wash the lemons in warm soapy water and give them a jolly good scrub with a nail brush to remove the wax. Then rinse the lemons under cold water and pat dry with a clean tea towel.

Olive oil – use any basic olive oil to make your lemon and garlic oil. There is no need to reach for the extra virgin olive oil. Good old-fashioned basic olive oil is all you need for this recipe.

close up of lemons and garlic

How to make this oil

Roughly bash the garlic cloves so that they pop out of their papery skins. You don’t have to cut them or do anything else with the garlic, that’s it.

Now put the garlic in a small pan with the olive oil and heat it till there are just tiny bubbles forming around the edges of the oil.

Remove the pan from the heat and let the garlic sit in the oil for 1 hour. Strain the garlic out of the oil and discard the cloves.

Pour the garlic infused oil into a sterilised jar and add the lemon zest. Put this jar of garlic oil with lemon zest into a cupboard and leave it for 2 weeks.

Strain the lemon peel out of the oil and you have gorgeous lemon and garlic infused oil.

How long does this infused oil keep?

Your garlic and lemon oil will keep for up to 6 weeks.

How to use infused oil

As I’ve said I love using my garlic and lemon oil on roast chicken, just sprinkle the oil over the chicken skin and massage it in before roasting the chicken and getting those amazing flavours of garlic and lemon going right into that chicken flesh.

Sprinkle garlic and lemon oil on carrots, broccoli etc before you roast them.

This garlic and lemon oil is amazing when you are making homemade focaccia bread. I love it on my rosemary focaccia.

Lemon and garlic oil is just perfect for making your own pesto, the flavour is already in there so just chuck in some basil, pine nuts and parmesan and you are all done.

This recipe makes a great foodie gift, so why not check out my post on how to make Christmas hampers.

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Looking for more fun and easy infused oils and vinegar recipes? Then check these out before you go;

Rosemary and mint vinegar

How to make homemade garlic oil

Spiced apple vinegar

Rosehip vinegar

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close up of lemons and garlic

Homemade garlic and lemon infused oil

Karon Grieve
This delightfully flavoured oil is perfect for roasting a chicken, adding to roast veggies, in salad dressings, for making pesto and so much more
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course preserves
Cuisine Mediterranean
Calories 4527 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 500 ml olive oil
  • 10 garlic cloves
  • 2 lemons

Instructions
 

  • Roughly remove skins from the garlic and put in small pan with the oil and heat till just a few bubbles appear round the edges. Simmer for 20 minutes then remove from heat and let the garlic sit in the oil for 1 hour.
  • Strain the garlic out of the oil and pour it into a sterilised jar.
  • peel the zest from the lemons and add this to the oil
  • Set the oil aside in a closed jar for 1 week then strain out the lemon and your oil is ready to use.

Notes

calories given are for the full 500ml of infused oil.
Your garlic and lemon oil will keep for up to 6 weeks.
Use this infused oil in all sorts of ways from roasting to homemade pesto or focaccia too.

Nutrition

Calories: 4527kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 4gFat: 501gSaturated Fat: 69gSodium: 19mgPotassium: 423mgFiber: 7gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 50IUVitamin C: 124mgCalcium: 115mgIron: 5mg
My Top Tips*Always read the full recipe first. *Assemble all your ingredients and everything you need before you start. *For baking check the size of tins I’m using as this makes a big difference to your cakes. * I use medium sized eggs unless otherwise stated. * I use extra virgin olive oil unless otherwise stated. * I use unsalted butter unless otherwise stated. * Check out My Preserving Kit!
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Comments

  1. Lewis Moran says

    August 10, 2021 at 7:38 am

    Wow That’s a lot of tips. Thanks for wrangling them all!

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      August 12, 2021 at 11:47 am

      Hi Lewis
      Glad you like the recipe and tips
      K

      Reply
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