Chive Bread Recipe
This chive bread is a colorful change from typical garlic bread. Mix things up a little tonight! People will RAVE about this bread!
Heather Christo–yeah, the one with the amazing kitchen that I wrote about last month–wrote an equally amazing cookbook: Heather Christo’s Generous Table: Easy & Elegant Recipes through the Seasons.
And it is gorgeous. I mean–really. I sat down and just leafed through this book admiring the beautiful photos and sweet stories about her family. The book itself has a calming effect.
Okay–I know that sounds super weird, but everything in the book, and everything about Heather, just seems so relaxed. And when it comes to a book about entertaining, a little calm is very welcome.
Want to make Sunday supper a little more special on a crisp fall day? Turn to the “Autumn” section of the book and you’ll find the components of a great Sunday dinner including Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Leeks, Greek Chicken and Potatoes, and an Apple and Cranberry Crostata to finish off your meal.
Need to throw a fabulous spring soirée? Just flip to the “Spring” section of Heather’s book and you’ll find ideas to perfect your party: Rhubarb Cooler, Cucumber Chile Mignonette, Beet Pesto Pasta, Crispy Polenta Cups with Crème Fraîche and Caviar, Seared Sea Scallops with Artichoke Pesto, and Zucchini Lemon Cupcakes. Who wouldn’t want to be at that party?
From the fancier anniversary dinner to the more relaxed (such as her ideas for “Game Night”), Heather has you covered. And even those fancier recipes remain completely approachable and doable.
She has me wanting to throw a party, stat.
For today, I’m sharing a super simple recipe — even though all of the recipes look amazing — chive bread. Isn’t it pretty? I love the emerald green flecks of chives on the bread. So much prettier than regular garlic bread.
Chives are an allium, in the same family as onions, scallions (green onions), and garlic. They grow from a bulb and are a perennial. Chives have a very mild onion and garlic flavor, perfect for salads, baked potatoes, and this bread!
You may have chives in your garden. Chives seem to be about the only herb that I’m successful in growing. My chive plants keep coming back every spring, with their pretty purple blooms, and I love that you can harvest them all summer and into the fall. The perfect herb to grow!
This recipe is so easy. I use the microwave to melt the butter (yes, I’m that lazy) and I use whatever bread I happen to have: Italian bread, baguettes, ciabatta. It would be good on Texas toast, too.
We love this recipe–even my husband, who I really didn’t think would like the flavor of the chives. But this stuff is seriously addicting. Beware!
Chive Bread
This chive bread is a colorful change from typical garlic bread. Mix things up a little tonight!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 loaf rustic ciabatta bread, split in half horizontally
- 1/2 cup finely minced chives
- pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In a small saucepan (or the microwave), melt the butter. Gently mix in the chives and salt with a spoon.
- Place 2 pieces of ciabatta on a baking sheet, cut sides up. Spoon half of the melted butter mixture on each half. Reassemble the ciabatta, placing the top on the bottom, and bake for 10 minutes, until the bread is hot and crispy and the inside is soft and buttery.
- Slice and serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1 of 6Amount Per Serving: Calories: 211Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 401mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 7g
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32 Comments on “Chive Bread Recipe”
I love bread in its many forms and this chive bread looks fab. Me and mt daughters would gobble this up with a night watching a movie and eating pasta. That would be our memorable time together.
This bread looks amazing! My daughter’s birthday party is coming up this Sunday, my son’s in July, and hoping to celebrate our new home with family and friends this fall (after a few months of settling in).
This books sounds like a must have! I love having people over and trying to make it special. Father’s Day is coming up, so it would be fun to throw a little party for the Dad’s and make it special
I’ll make this recipe on Sunday for family dinner, I plan on making beef stew with your new recipe too!!!
This book looks great! I would love to make this bread for when my in-laws come visit!
This book looks so beautiful. That chive bread makes me so happy that it is spring! Thanks for offering this and yeah, taking kids to the PO is a little tough. I can think of use #103 for duct tape that will take care of that problem for ya :) Just kidding…
I stinking love this! Great post and I cannot wait to to try everything she makes, as well as you!
I’ll be throwing my housewarming party soon! I’m the same way, I see all these great *easy* recipes and it just makes me want to throw a party every few nights!
SO many events! My hubs’ graduation, my bridal shower, my sons birthday, Mothers Day..the list goes on! This is our busiest time of the year every year..so many May birthdays and events! It’s so much fun but so crazy! This is such a beautiful book, I can only imagine how much use I can get out of this!! Gorgeous job Heather!
This looks delicious! Love how easy this is to put together. Lovely post.
I wish I had this book for inspiration for a dear friend’s wedding and lingerie shower we just hosted at my house! (Fortunately Chai Spice Coffee Cake is always a winner.)
Watching that video, I completely agree with the importance of really slowing down and enjoying meals with your family. My husband and I are often so pooped at the end of a work day that I fly into the kitchen, sling together something warm, and barely pause after sitting down to really taste it. Ah, to take a moment. And taste. And enjoy.
My husband works nights so I’m always looking for ways to have delicious, easy meals ready for him to warm up when he finally gets home, mini quiches are definitely one of the most simple, portable and versatile dishes that keep ending up waiting for him in the morning!
Looking forward to reading the book. The organization sounds simple and easy to use.
OMG, you are so right. I was already in love with Heather after you introduced her here, and then I’ve been totally stalking her blog, but that video just puts it over the top. Can we set up a girls get together because I seriously just want to have coffee/wine with you guys! :) This book is a must have in my hands soon! Next big party we have is my son’s 3rd birthday – a big soccer party in Central Park. Should be fun, but feeding a bunch of toddlers anything but pizza and goldfish is always challenging!
This looks like an incredible book! I’m so excited for it! I would love to just make dinners with friends a little more snazzy.
This would be a perfect addition to the food table at my Meet Logan party that’s coming up!
What a gorgeous bread and a great giveaway! I have a get-together with girlfriends coming up soon and would love to make some recipes from Heather’s beautiful book. Thanks for sharing!
My kids all come over about montly, with their kids (makes 13 of us at the table) and since I retired from work I am constantly looking for new recipes and foods to try when they come, Would like to find some new ideas in Heather Christo’s book Generous Table. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Wow , this is being made they next pasta night
I have chives growing in abundance already; this seems marvelous to me. I’m having my brother and nephews over. that’s when I always show off the most.
Love her book! This chive bread is going to be a favorite of mine too.
Our first wedding anniversary is coming up in June, and this book would be a particularly wonderful gift because cooking is one of our favorite things to do together. We often entertain, explore new recipes, and enjoy sharing a kitchen! I would love to surprise my husband with a delicious meal and new ideas for our lifetime of meals together :) Thanks for showcasing this book!
What a great idea for bread – so good!
OMG Rachel!! I love this. Thank you so much for this great post! The Chive bread is one of those recipes that I make over and over, I am so happy that you liked it :) XOXO
Love how simple this is! Such a great way to change up the ordinary. Hmmm parties… we’re potentially going to have a house warming party for my parents after they move, otherwise the next big thing is my oldest daughters birthday in July… so far out but so soon!
I would love to make recipes from this for a dinner party with my friends!
Heather’s book looks absolutely amazing, as does this bread. I love it!
the book looks beautiful! I would use it for mother’s day….
My grandmother’s 80th birthday. It won’t be a huge affair, but we’d still like to make it extra special for her.
Thanks for the Chive bread recipe…cannot wait to give it a try as I LOVE chives!
I am having a wedding anniversary party for my parents 40’th wedding anniversary! I would like to make it extra special for them!
I have a double graduation celebration coming up that I would love to make extra special. I am doing the dinner party and decorations. Maybe I could find something special in the Heather Christo’s Generous Table Cookbook if I win. Thank you for posting, I love your chive bread.
I have a housewarming/birthday party this weekend for my sister’s boyfriend, this looks super easy and delicious!