Garlic Dipping Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• To make the garlic oil, in a small saucepan, gently heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until it is fragrant but not colored, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool. Cover and let steep for 1 hour. Strain into a sterilized bottle or jar and discard the garlic. Use within 24 hours. (Or store in a sterilized container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.)
• To make the dipping sauce, place the oil at room temperature in a shallow bowl or decorative plate. Swirl a drizzle of balsamic decoratively into the center. Sprinkle with the pepper flakes, salt, and ground black pepper, and top with a light coating of cheese.
• Serve as a dip for hot bread.

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• Whisk together ingredients. Sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days; before serving, bring to room temperature and pour into individual dipping bowls.

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• Stir together equal parts plain yogurt, sour cream, and mayonnaise.
• Stir in minced garlic and season to taste with paprika, salt and pepper. The sauce should have a velvety consistency, ie not too runny.
• Garnish with fresh chopped chives.
• Suggestions for dippers: grilled or fried zucchini, aubergines, roasted red bell pepper, calamari with lemon, pita chips, french fries, or grilled meats.

Steps:

• Crush the garlic cloves.
• Combine the crushed garlic with the Greek yogurt, lemon juice, tahini and chopped mint.

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• Cut off top of garlic bulb to expose most of the garlic cloves.
• Put the bulb in an oven-safe small dish or on top of a sheet of foil.
• Drizzle olive oil on the tops of the garlic cloves, add more if needed to drench the tops and sides of the whole bulb. Sprinkle some salt on the top of the bulb on the oil.
• Wrap or seal up the garlic bulb with foil.
• Roast in oven at 400°F for 30-40 minutes, until tops and sides are browned and roasted.
• Take out of the oven and cool for 10 minutes.
• When cooled enough to handle, squeeze out the garlic cloves from the root or the bottom of the bulb, into a small bowl.
• Add mayonnaise and sour cream, using a fork, stir until blended.
• Add pepper to taste, and salt if needed.

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• Whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, garlic, ginger, sesame seeds, sesame oil in a bowl.

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• Put all ingredients in a bowl or jar and serve within a 1/2 hour.
• This can also be refrigerated.
• Refrigerate after using.
• If you purchase a good olive oil, it will solidify in the fridge.
• Just let it thaw for a few minutes at room temperature.