posted by Millie 04-16-99 10:51 PM
Georgian Garlic Salad
Georgian (Russia) Garlic Salad (Aka Marinated Garlic)
Categories: Salad/dress, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Yield: 4 servings
50 To 75 cloves of garlic,
Peeled
1 cup Extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup Fresh lemon juice (or
Balsamic vinegar)
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Freshly ground or cracked
Black pepper
1 tbl. Herbs (oregano is nice, or create your own mixture)
Peel all that garlic. Bring a saucepan of water to boil. Once the water is boiling, turn off heat and drop garlic cloves into hot water.
Let sit in water for 3 to 5 minutes. Use the shorter time if you like a sharper raw garlic flavor; the longer time results in a much milder garlic flavor.
Remove garlic and plunge into (or rinse thoroughly with) cold water to stop the cloves from "cooking" any further.
Dissolve the salt into the lemon juice. Make a "viniagrette" with the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and herbs.
Place garlic into jars and pour oil mixture to top the cloves. Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 week.
After one week, eat straight (or, for the faint of heart, slice up garlic and mix with your salad greens). Keep refrigerated.
From Carol Miller-Tutzauer