Sage Oil

• ½ cup (9 g) sage leaves
• 1½ cups (350

Have ready a medium bowl of ice water. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Submerge the sage leaves in the water and blanch just until they soften, about 15 seconds. Plunge into the ice bath and cool. When cool, squeeze the leaves well to dry, then chop coarsely.

In a blender, puree the blanched sage with the grapeseed oil until very smooth. Strain the oil through a fine-