Vegetables

chives

Slender, mild allium herb with a delicate onion flavour.

Usual recipe measure
Usually measured in g
Recipes using this ingredient
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In the kitchen

How it's used

Used finely chopped as a fresh garnish for soups, dressings, and grain bowls.

Substitutes

spring onion greens (stronger flavour)

Pairs well with

One of the richest sources of vitamin K by weight, though typically used in small amounts.

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Recipes that use chives

MealEuropean

Crispy Potato Salad Smash

Boiled-then-smashed potatoes roasted until crackling crisp with white beans, served over a mustard-dill yogurt dressing with pickles, red onion and pumpkin seed crunch.

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MealFusion

Smoky Freekeh & Sweetcorn Chowder

Naturally smoky cracked freekeh in a creamy one-pot sweetcorn and white-bean chowder, sharpened with lemon and chives.

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Nutrition notebook

What 100 g contributes

Nutrition summary

At a glance

Higher inVitamin KVitamin CFolate

Calories

27kcal

49% cal

Protein

3.3g

28% cal

Carbs

1.9g

23% cal

Fat

0.7g

Small numbers, big impact

Everyday essentials

Fibre2.50g
Vitamin B120.00ฮผg
Vitamin D0.00ฮผg
Iodine0.00ฮผg
Iron1.60mg
Zinc0.60mg
Calcium92.00mg

Nutrition values are estimates and can vary with variety, brand, cooking method and water content.