Chive Blossom Salt
Put your chive blossoms to good use via this simple recipe to create a delicate finishing salt with an onion-garlicky flavor. Low FODMAP too!
Miss Z
5/28/2026
Creating my own chive blossom finishing salt is one of my favorite ways to use my chives early in the season, and it is so simple to do! Chive blossoms give the salt a nice delicate onion, somewhat garlicky taste. It’s also a great onion/garlic salt alternative if you have SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth). Onion and garlic seasoning are not part of the recommended diet while fighting SIBO and IBS; however, chives are perfectly fine and low FODMAP. So chive blossom finishing salt is a great option to add flavor to your meals - whether you have gut issues or not.
Here’s what you’ll need:
1 Cup of Chive Blossoms
1 Cup Coarse Sea Salt - I prefer Celtic Sea Salt (Check Amazon)
1 Organic Lemon
Salt Grinder (Check Amazon)
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Steps
Cut the chives. Even if you just want the chive blossoms, be sure to cut your chives at the base of the plant to encourage healthy regrowth.
Wash thoroughly.
Lay out flat to dry or dry on baking racks. Note, we aren’t using the chives themselves here for this recipe. Set the chives aside to use separately. Some options for your chives would be to use them fresh, dry them, make chive butter or oil, or freeze them.
Meanwhile, wash one organic lemon. Organic is important, since you will be using the peel. Grate the peel and set the peelings aside to dry. You can choose not to add the lemon, but the lemon does add a nice, mild citrus touch. We won’t need the inside of the lemon for this recipe, so feel free to use the juice elsewhere, however you please.
After two days, I’d recommend starting to break the flower petals of the chive blossoms up a bit on a flat surface to encourage the blossoms to dry faster.
Once everything is thoroughly dry (and be sure the chive blossoms and lemon peelings are dry to avoid spoiling the salt), mix the chive blossoms, lemon peelings, and coarse sea salt together in a bowl. Basically, you want a 1:1:1 ratio for this recipe, meaning one cup of sea salt to one cup of blossoms to one lemon peel. Depending on how many blossoms you cut, this will dictate how much salt and lemon to add to the mixture.
Add chive blossom salt to your salt grinder. All set!
My favorite ways to use my chive blossom salt is on top of cooked eggs, steak, vegetables, and in homemade guacamole. Hope you enjoy it!
