The Guardian - Life & Style • Jan. 28, 2026, 1:15 p.m.

All those odds and ends of chillies, garlic skins and rind can be used to flavour oil for dunking, dipping and marinating Today’s recipe began life as a way to use up garlic skins and herby leftovers, all of which contain a surprising amount of flavour, but it has evolved over time. Infused oil has countless uses – drizzle it over carpaccio, pasta or salad, use it to marinate meat, fish and vegetables, or simply as a dip for chunks of sourdough – and some of my favourites include lemon rind, garlic skin and rosemary; star anise, cacao and orange rind; and makrut lime leaf, lemongrass husk and coriander stems, which I found especially delicious drizzled over some noodles and pak choi.

Freshly infused oils of this sort aren’t suitable for long storage, however, so use them up within a day to two. Continue reading...

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