samedi 2 juillet 2011

Garlic Purée on grill bread for a nice summery aperitif …

Garlic Purée on toasted bread for a nice summery aperitif …

Preparation : 5 mn
Cooking time : 30 mn


Ingredients (for 4 people) :

- 1 Head of Purple garlic from Cadours
- 1 desert spoon of olive oil
- A good pinch of salt


Preparation :

- Untie the garlic cloves and rub them in your hand to remove the loose skin but don’t peel them.

- Boil 50 cl of water (slightly salted) and throw the cloves into it. Let it simmer for about 20 minutes (actual cooking time varies according to the size of garlic).

- When the cloves are tender, peel them being sure to remove the brown part (part where the clove is attached to the head).

- Mash the garlic with a fork, add olive oil (I prefer homemade chilli oil) and salt, stirring to a smooth and homogenous paste. Spread warm or cold onto toasted bread.

Bon appétit!

vendredi 3 juin 2011

French Garlic recipes !!!!

This blog will be dedicated to recipes based on French garlic. For more information : http://www.frenchgarlic.com/
There will be a lot of others recipes coming fro Southern France, feel free to comment and ask for some precise recipes !!

Garlic mushrooms

  • 90 grams butter cut into cubes
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 750 gram mushrooms cut into 2 (button mushrooms for example)
  • 1 soup spoon lemon juice
  • 2 soup spoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon seasalt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

1-     Melt the butter in a pan, when melted, add the garlic for a few minutes ;
2-     Add the mushrooms, keep mixing to make sure they get covered by the  butter. Cover the pan and leave it unitil the mushrooms get almost tender ;
3-     Get the lid off and boil the dish until the juice reduces down to half ;
4-     Finally add the ingredients left.

Bon appétit !!