Garlic Vinegar Recipes

GARLIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Pour vinegar over the garlic. Cover tightly and steep 2-3 weeks.
• Strain into decorative bottle. Garlic cloves may be added for decorative purposes.
• A few drops is sufficient flavor for most uses.

KITCHEN TIP: HOW TO PRESERVE GARLIC

Steps:

• Break apart your heads of garlic and peel the cloves. Place the peeled cloves of garlic in a large mixing bowl and fill with water. Use your fingertips to scrub any dirt off of the cloves. Once the cloves are cleaned, transfer them to a large strainer and rinse well.
• Depending on when your garlic was harvested, you might have very few brown spots on the cloves. My garlic was harvested late this year, so the ends were quite brown with some spots on the cloves as well. Use a small paring knife to trim the spots and then transfer the cleaned and trimmed cloves back to the strainer. Rinse again.
• Bring the vinegar to a boil in a large pot. For several hundred cloves of garlic, I used about 8 cups of vinegar. Place the clean garlic cloves into small jars. (I prefer to use small vs large jars to avoid contaminating a huge amount if the jar is open for too long in the refrigerator.) I filled 10 half pint jars with garlic. Once the vinegar has boiled, pour it over the garlic and screw the lids on tight.
• Let the jars come to room temperature on the counter overnight and then store in the refrigerator. This will keep in the refrigerator for up to a year. Enjoy!

GARLIC VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place garlic clove in a mortar, along with two large pinches of salt. Using a pestle, grind into a smooth puree. Add vinegar and season with pepper; let stand for 3 minutes.
• Whisk in olive oil until an emulsion is formed; season with salt and pepper as needed.
• To dress a salad, add about 3/4 of vinaigrette to salad and toss until lightly coated; add more dressing, if necessary.

ROSEMARY-GARLIC VINEGAR

Steps:

• Shake vinegar, 1/4 cup rosemary and 3 garlic cloves in tightly covered glass jar or bottle. Let stand in cool, dry place 10 days.
• Place 1 sprig rosemary in clear glass bottle. Thread 2 garlic cloves and the chilies alternatly on bamboo skewer; place in bottle.
• Strain vinegar mixture; pour into bottle. Store at room temperature.