How to Trim Chives

Chives impart an onionlike flavor in any dish you add them to. Sprinkle chives into salads, use as a raw garnish or sauté and add them to dishes while cooking. Cut chives keep for an extended period if properly refrigerated. Cut fresh chives for your recipes to gain additional flavor over that provided by dehydrated forms.

Kitchen shears
Glass
Cold water
Paper towels

Instructions

- 1
  Cut the chives as low as 2 inches above the soil line, using sharp kitchen shears. Cut handful-sized bunches of chives when you harvest the herbs to encourage regrowth.
- 2
  Place bunches of chive stalks in a glass filled halfway with cold water.
- 3
  Refrigerate the glass of water and chives for up to two weeks, drying the stalks on paper towels before chopping them with a sharp knife for use in cooking.

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