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Are chive flowers edible? Yes, and they’re tasty too! These 5-ingredient eggs with chive flowers make a simple breakfast, brunch, lunch, or light dinner.
Are you craving simple? As daily life gets more and more complex, there’s been a reverse pull toward simplicity. There’s nothing welove more than eating a simple dinner with our family, and then sitting in the sun on the patio with a glass of wine— no social media, no work email, and no distractions.
So a simple 5-minute eggs recipe fits the bill these days! We happened to be growing chive flowers in our garden, and Alex whipped up this simple chive flowers recipe with eggs. So good, so simple! Here’s more about chive flowers and how to use them in recipes.
Making simple eggs with chive flowers
These eggs with chive flowers are the simplest of the simple: a 5-minute meal that works for breakfast, lunch, or even a light dinner. Alex made it on a whim the other night using chives and chive flowers from our garden. Though it looks stunning, it takes only 5 ingredients and takes 5 minutes. And the flavors together are a little bit of heaven.
Case in point: simplicity in food doesn’t have to be tasteless, nor does it need to take hours of time to achieve great flavor. A busy day doesn’t force you into not cooking—it just requires creative, simple solutions.
How to grow chives
Chives are incredibly simple to grow: simply plant them in a pot on a sunny ledge and you’ll have instant flavor for eggs, salads, and soups. You can even make this recipe with store-bought chives: the chive flower aren’t required, but make for a lovely touch. If you’re not growing chives, you can often find chives with chive flowers at your local farmers market.
How to grow chives in pots? Head over to our instructions at How to Grow Herbs for more specifics!
Are chive flowers edible?
You might be wondering: Are chive flowers edible? Yes! These purple flowers that grow on the chive plant are not only beautiful, they can be eaten too. Chive flowers have a light onion-y flavor. They can be eaten with eggs, as a garnish for soups, and thrown into salads. This pea soup with chive flowers is a great example!
Dietary notes
This recipe is vegetarian. For gluten-free, use gluten-free toast.
Eggs with Chive Flowers
Are chive flowers edible? Yes, and they’re tasty too! These 5-ingredient eggs with chive flowers make a simple breakfast, brunch, lunch, or light dinner.
- Prep Time: 1 minute
- Cook Time: 4 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 chive stems with chive flowers
- 2 eggs
- Kosher salt
- 1 multigrain English muffin
Instructions
- In a small skillet, heat the olive oil over medium low heat. Roughly tear the chives and blossoms into 2 to 3-inch pieces and place them in the olive oil to heat for 30 seconds. Crack the eggs into the skillet, add a sprinkle of kosher salt, and continue cooking over medium low heat until the egg whites are cooked but the yolk is still runny, about 2 to 3 minutes (at 1 minute, shake the pan gently to distribute the eggs).
- Meanwhile, toast the English muffin. When the eggs are done, slide them onto the English muffin halves and eat with a knife and fork.
More chives recipes you might enjoy
Outside of this eggs with chive flowers recipe, here are a few more chives recipes to try:
The only thing to remember is that chive flowers usually have lots of almost small enough to be invisible bugs.. so wash them pat dry in paper towels and then bang them onto the towels and you may still see teeeny bugs fall out.
Just made this – so yummy. I love the crispy blossoms. A definate repeat. Thanks!
Simplicity leads to relaxation, a sense of calm, which is so critical in this nonstop world. Even a simple supper like this can bring a sense of peace, slowing things down. Good for all! And very tasty!
Those eggs – give me all the runny yolk!
I’ve been wanting to use chive blossoms in the kitchen lately and haven’t found any inspiration, until now! I’ll have to snip some for my morning breakfast tomorrow! Thanks for sharing :)
What a great idea to incorporate chive blossoms! Congrats on official adoption day!!
Yes to all of this- simplicity, chive blossoms, and eggs.