{"id":606,"date":"2026-08-30T00:13:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T16:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/garlic-chive-kefir-spread\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:30:20","slug":"garlic-chive-kefir-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/garlic-chive-kefir-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Garlic Chive Kefir Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"ktw-main\" class=\"ktw-main ktw-recipe-page\">\n\t\t<header class=\"ktw-recipe-hero\"><div class=\"ktw-shell ktw-recipe-hero__grid ktw-recipe-hero__grid--visual\">\n\t\t\t<div><p class=\"ktw-kicker\">Strained kefir spreads<\/p><h1>Garlic Chive Kefir Spread<\/h1><p class=\"ktw-lead\">Garlic gives the mild spread a firm savory center, while chives add a fresher onion aroma. The thick kefir softens both without making them disappear. Drain finished milk kefir in the refrigerator and it becomes thick enough to spread. Add the flavoring only after draining so the texture stays easy to control.<\/p><div class=\"ktw-recipe-facts ktw-recipe-facts--inline\"><div><span>Time<\/span><strong>15 minutes, plus 12 to 18 hours draining<\/strong><\/div><div><span>Makes<\/span><strong>About 220 g<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"ktw-recipe-finished\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/wp-content\/plugins\/kefir-design-system\/assets\/images\/recipes\/garlic-chive-kefir-spread-finished.webp\" width=\"1448\" height=\"1086\" alt=\"A finished serving of garlic chive kefir spread\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure>\t\t<\/div><\/header>\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"ktw-article-utility\" aria-label=\"Recipe tools\" data-ktw-save-scope=\"recipe\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ktw-save aria-pressed=\"false\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-bookmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Save<\/span><\/button>\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ktw-utility-copy><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Copy<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-ktw-print><i class=\"fa-solid fa-print\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span>Print<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<p class=\"screen-reader-text\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ktw-utility-status><\/p>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ktw-section ktw-section--cream\"><div class=\"ktw-shell ktw-recipe-grid\">\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"ktw-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ktw-eyebrow\">What you need<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>500 ml plain milk kefir and 1\/4 teaspoon fine salt<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t<li><strong>Flavor:<\/strong> one small grated garlic clove and 2 tablespoons chopped chives<\/li>\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ktw-recipe-visual ktw-recipe-equipment\"><h3>Equipment<\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/wp-content\/plugins\/kefir-design-system\/assets\/images\/recipes\/cheese-equipment.webp\" width=\"1448\" height=\"1086\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth over a bowl, a spatula, and a lidded storage container\"><figcaption>Set the lined sieve securely over the bowl so the whey can drain in the refrigerator.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-method\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ktw-eyebrow\">Make it<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Method<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ktw-recipe-visual ktw-recipe-steps\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/wp-content\/plugins\/kefir-design-system\/assets\/images\/recipes\/garlic-chive-kefir-spread-steps.webp\" width=\"1448\" height=\"1086\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Four illustrated steps: line the sieve, drain the kefir in the refrigerator, fold in the flavor ingredients, and store the finished spread\"><figcaption>Drain the kefir in the refrigerator until thick, then fold in the flavor ingredients and keep the spread chilled.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Line a sieve with clean cheesecloth or a reusable fine filter and set it over a bowl.<\/li><li>Pour in the kefir, cover, and drain in the refrigerator for 12 to 18 hours.<\/li><li>Transfer the thick kefir to a bowl and fold in the salt and flavor ingredients.<\/li><li>Refrigerate in a clean container and use within 4 days.<\/li><\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-why\"><h3>Why these flavors work<\/h3><p>Cold draining removes whey without heating the kefir. The result is thick, fresh, and easy to season as either a savory spread or a lightly sweet breakfast topping.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ktw-recipe-help\" aria-label=\"Storage, substitutions, and quick fixes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><h3>Store it<\/h3><p>Keep the spread in a clean covered container in the refrigerator and use it within 4 days.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><h3>A substitution that works<\/h3><p>Change the herbs, spices, or fruit after draining. Do not add watery ingredients before the kefir has reached the thickness you want.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><h3>If the texture is wrong<\/h3><p>Too soft? Drain it longer in the refrigerator. Too dry? Fold in plain kefir one spoonful at a time.<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"ktw-section\"><div class=\"ktw-shell ktw-next-step\"><div><p class=\"ktw-eyebrow\">Keep exploring<\/p><h2>Find another way to use kefir<\/h2><\/div><a data-no-translation-href class=\"ktw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/recipes\/\">Browse all recipes<\/a><\/div><\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":793,"href":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606\/revisions\/793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kefir.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}