278073 Tue May 24 10:28:17 -0700 2005 7 31 Home Cooking 0 1470894 we have an overabundance of chives right now in the garden. I hate to see them not used so I need some ideas. I have plenty of chives w/potatos recipes so I don't need anymore of those but how else can I use them?? Thanks!! Tue May 24 10:28:17 -0700 2005 0 cathy 1 1470901 (1) I used them the other day in a turkey burger. The ground turkey meat was excellent, very moist, from Trader Joe's. I squeezed a bunch of capers (about 1 Tblsp per burger) and snipped a bunch of chives (1 Tblsp per) and mixed in with the ground turkey. Folded a cube of cream cheese into the center and patted into a flat patty. Couldn't taste much of the capers, but the combo of the two made for a very tasty burger. Then, I used their garlic aoili mustard on a french roll with tomatoe slice, lettuce. Very tasty, low fat, low cal. They man(chef) at Trader Joe's also put on some of their hot red and green pepper relish on the burger. (2) Chives is often a garnish, too. More subtle tasting than the green part of a green onion, but it can be used in much the same way. (3) A mixture of chopped chives (3 parts), chopped garlic (1 part), and chopped ginger (1 part) with a touch of sesame oil is a great condiment for chicken and cabbage. (4) Chives are good in a butter/lemon sauce for white fish or scallops and piccatta sauce for chicken or breaded turkey burgers. (5) See recipe linked below for Black Olive Salsa. Good on London Broil. Link: http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/99/Black_Olive_Salsa_With_Chives46059.shtml Tue May 24 10:56:19 -0700 2005 1470894 0 kc girl 1 1470914 I recently saw a recipe for pot roast, which called for them in lieu of regular onions. Add them to quesadillas (yum!), soups, salads, and sandwiches. They are so mild, thus quite versatile. Tue May 24 11:55:52 -0700 2005 1470894 0 Funwithfood 1 1470997 I like chives in my scrambled eggs in the morning - sometimes with parsley and tarragon. Tue May 24 20:24:18 -0700 2005 1470894 0 MMRuth 1 1471179 How about creamy potato soup made with slowly sauteed onions, garlic, scallions or shallots, with lots of beautiful chopped chives stirred in at the end? Four onion soup is what I call it, and it's very yummy. No real recipe. Thu May 26 13:32:06 -0700 2005 1470894 0 JennBenn 1 1471311 Make chive pancakes. Find a recipe for scallon pancakes and use all your chives up instead of the scallons.. Sat May 28 00:18:43 -0700 2005 1470894 0 Ida Red 1 1471321 I've got the same issue. The flowers are edible, toss them in salads or use as garnish. I've been told you can chop and freeze chives, although I haven't tried that. Sat May 28 09:50:45 -0700 2005 1470894 0 Chris VR 1 1471345 Make chive oil -- steep some chopped chives in olive oil briefly, 15 min iirc. Should keep for a while. I like it over avocados with lobster meat, see the avocados post above. Sat May 28 17:10:39 -0700 2005 1470894 0 john clark