If you have any spare oil oil and citrus lying around the house, consider using it to make this gorgeous, aromatic, lemon infused olive oil.

a bottle of olive oil with limes and lemons on a table

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It all started with that picture.

That's how this blog post begins.

As you're aware I've shopped up big on lemons and limes.

The apartment is beginning to smell like a citrus orchard (not that that's a bad thing).

a table filled with lemons, limes and a bottle of olive oil

I was bored earlier today and thought it would be a good exercise to shoot some still life images of all this abundant citrus produce.

After that was done I was still faced with the dilemma of what to do with it all.

I thought about whipping up a healthy olive oil cake but I just wasn't in a baking mood-yet.

The only other abundant product that I ALWAYS have in the house is olive oil.

It's been with me “like forever”. LOL!

I am very lucky that I have it sent from Greece.

I get a shipment every few years and enjoy it quite a bit in many of the traditional Greek and modern Greek recipes I make.

I'd actually been thinking for quite a while now to make some sort of infused olive oil concoction as the commercial ones are very expensive and frankly not worth it.

In the end I decided to make a batch of lemon infused olive oil.

The process was quite simple actually. The oil needs to be gently simmered with a little lemon peel for about ten to fifteen minutes. Once it cools, strain it and seal your bottle, before storing it in a cool, dark place.

I’ll let you know how the flavours develop over time. It will definitely need a few weeks to do this.

Related: see my vegan lemon cookies for further inspiration.

a whole lemon with limes on a table with a bottle of olive oil

📖 Recipe

a bottle filled with olive oil on a table with peeled limes and lemons

Lemon infused Olive Oil Recipe

4.84 from 12 votes

AUTHOR: Peter G

A beautiful, aromatic oil with a hint of citrus

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Prep Time :5

Cook Time :15

Total Time :20

Cuisine Greek

Servings cup

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup olive oil, extra virgin
▢ Peel from 1 or 2 lemons

Instructions

Scrub your lemons quite thoroughly and peel avoiding any of the white pith.
Place the lemon peel with the olive oil in a sauce pan and cook over a very low heat for 10-15 mins. (make sure the mixture does not boil. We want to the flavours to infuse nice and slowly)
Remove from the heat and allow the olive oil to cool down completely. Once cooled, remove the peel and pour the flavoured oil in a bottle or jar.
Store in a cool, dark place to allow the flavours to develop.

Nutrition

Calories: 191 kcal | Fat: 22 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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