Although a simple process, roasting garlic takes the vegetable to new flavor levels. The once hard, sharp, strong-smelling bulb transforms into a sweet, umami, creamy dream that you won’t be able to get enough of.

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Ingredients:

• 1 large head of garlic
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Slice off the top of the head of garlic. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Wrap in foil and place in a shallow dish.
2. Roast for around 40 minutes until golden and soft. Once cool, squeeze out the garlic cloves and use them on everything!

The post You’ll Never Want to Eat Garlic Any Other Way Than This appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

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Jake Cohen’s garlic bread uses four whole heads of garlic, which sounds insane, right? In reality, his bread is one of the most delicious things in the world. His trick is that he roasts the garlic in the oven on medium to low heat for an hour before moving on. This way, the garlic loses its sharpness and becomes rich and creamy.

@jakecohen

Squeezing roasted garlic is my k!nk. #garlicbread

♬ Italian Dinner Party – Italian Restaurant Music of Italy

You may not like the idea of needing an hour and a half to make this garlic bread when you’re already hungry, but good things often take time. It’s worth planning in advance and waiting a bit because the result is the most flavorful garlic bread you’ve ever tasted. Other ingredients Cohen uses include butter, salt, fresh basil, and red pepper. Check out the process on his TikTok channel.

The post The Delicious 4-Head Garlic Bread You Need to Try appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Paprika

The spice that gives chorizo its characteristic color and flavor is paprika. Made from crushed red peppers and smoked, you’ll find paprika in both sweet and spicy variants. Both are used in chorizo, creating some which are spicy and others which are sweeter. As such, it’s quite smoky and delicious.

Garlic

Spanish chorizo also always contains a bit of garlic, which isn’t as noticeable as the paprika but strengthens the sausage’s flavor backbone. Pungent, spicy, and a little bit sweet when cooked in the chorizo, this classic spice couldn’t miss the party.

Salt

It might go without saying, but salt is another key component of chorizo’s one-of-a-kind flavor. Used in generous quantities in this Spanish classic, the salt really brings out the flavor of the pork which is used to make the finished product.

The post What Gives Spanish Chorizo its Unique Flavor? appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Here are 5 reasons you should not shy away from cooking with lots of garlic.

Adds Flavor

To start with the obvious, garlic is rich in flavor. It can make a whole dish taste full bodied and seasoned to perfection. It really can be the difference between a tasteless meal and a dinner party favorite.

Boosts Immune System

This is especially important as we start entering the flu season. Garlic is very good at boosting the body’s defenses, helping it fight off any viruses or infections.

Improves Blood Pressure

If you consume garlic or garlic extract regularly, you can reduce cholesterol levels and improve blood pressure.

Rich in Antioxidants

Garlic is packed full of antioxidants. These strengthen the body’s natural defenses and helps fight against disease.

Versatile

The wonderful thing about garlic is it’s easy to consume in fairly large quantities. Because it is so cheap and versatile, you can add it to lots of different foods throughout the day to make sure you have consistent exposure to its healing properties.

The post 5 Reasons You Should Cook With More Garlic appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 10 cloves of peeled garlic
• 1/2 cup of low sodium chicken or vegetable broth (you can also use white wine or half of each!)
• 1 cup of heavy cream
• Parsley 

Instructions:

1. After you’ve cooked your meat or vegetables, don’t wash out the pan that you used as there is flavor on the bottom of the skillet! Just turn the heat to medium and add in 1 tablespoon of butter. 
2. Let the butter melt and then put in the cloves of garlic and cook for 3 or 4 minutes until they’ve started to brown only slightly. But, make sure you’re stirring it pretty often so they don’t start to burn. 
3. Pour whatever liquid or combination of liquids you decide to use and let it cook for 3-5 minutes until the liquid has started to reduce. 
4. Add in the heavy cream and then put whatever protein or vegetables you’re cooking into the skillet so they can start to absorb the sauce.
5. Cook for about 5 more minutes until the sauce is further reduced and your main course is covered nicely in it. 
6. Chop up the parsley, sprinkle it over, and serve!

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Ingredients:

The ingredients for the honey garlic shrimp list include:
1 lb medium uncooked shrimp
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
chopped green onion for garnish.

The shrimp need to be peeled and deveined.

Instructions:

First, you’ll need to prepare the marinade. Get a bowl and fill it with the honey, garlic, ginger, and soy sauce. Put the shrimp in a zip bag and add one half of the marinade.

Mix the contents in the bag and leave it in the fridge for at least 15 minutes. You can also let it in for 12 hours overnight.

Leave the bowl with the other half of marinade in the fridge as well.

When the time is up, you can start cooking the shrimp in a skillet. Make sure you remove the marinade first. Use medium-high heat and cook them for around 45 seconds per side. You can now add a little bit of the leftover marinade and continue cooking them for an extra minute. While you’re doing that you can also cook some broccoli, rice and carrots in another skillet.

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Garlic

Garlic is always a great addition to dishes, but to make it creamier and easier to eat raw, put it in the mortar! You can use it then for sauces, dressings, or simply spread on a piece of toasted bread.

Pesto

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoV-QhbFm-K/?tagged=mortarandpestle

Pesto was actually only made in a mortar and pestle until modern technology came along. Although it is easier to throw everything into a food processor, making pesto by hand in a mortar and pestle isn’t that hard, and results in an absolutely delicious and rich sauce.

Flavored Salts

Making homemade flavored salts its so easy, and much fresher than buying it pre-made from the grocery store. Instead, make your own at home with flaky salt, whatever dried herb you want to flavor it with, and a mortar and pestle!

The post What is a Mortar and Pestle? appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Ingredients:

The ingredient list is made of the following:
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 chopped head broccoli
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan

As you can see, you probably already have all of this in your fridge. So you can start making the garlic Parmesan broccoli rice right away.

How To Make It:

Grab your food processor and ingredients and we can begin. Place the broccoli pieces inside the processor and start pulsing.

When that’s done, place the pan you’ll use over medium heat. Add some garlic and oil and leave it for 30 seconds.

During the following step, you should add the broccoli rice, pepper, and salt. Cook them for 5 minutes.

To make things even better add the Parmesan and mix everything very well. You can always add some extra cheese on top for an even more supreme taste.

Your delicious meal is ready, and all under half an hour!

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Ingredients

To make this sauce you will, of course, need tomatoes. Depending on how much sauce you need will depend on how many tomatoes you have. Try to get the freshest and ripest tomatoes you can, this will make the whole sauce taste best. Then you just need garlic, olive oil, and red chili flakes and that’s it!

Method

1. Score the tomatoes to get the skin off easier after you blanch them
2. Place them in boiling water just for enough time that you see the skin start to come off
3. Dunk them in an ice bath, peel them, and remove the seeds
4. Heat some oil and throw in the garlic cloves and chili flakes
5. Once the oil is fragrant, toss in the tomatoes and let them melt
6. Once the sauce is a smooth consistency, you’re done!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDL4cffOAJA/?tagged=homemadetomatosauce

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Although a simple process, roasting garlic takes the vegetable to new flavor levels. The once hard, sharp, strong-smelling bulb transforms into a sweet, umami, creamy dream that you won’t be able to get enough of.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Alison Andrews | LovingItVegan (@lovingitvegan)

Ingredients:

• 1 large head of garlic
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Slice off the top of the head of garlic. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Wrap in foil and place in a shallow dish.
2. Roast for around 40 minutes until golden and soft. Once cool, squeeze out the garlic cloves and use them on everything!

The post You’ll Never Want to Eat Garlic Any Other Way Than This appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Jake Cohen (@jakecohen)

Jake Cohen’s garlic bread uses four whole heads of garlic, which sounds insane, right? In reality, his bread is one of the most delicious things in the world. His trick is that he roasts the garlic in the oven on medium to low heat for an hour before moving on. This way, the garlic loses its sharpness and becomes rich and creamy.

@jakecohen

Squeezing roasted garlic is my k!nk. #garlicbread

♬ Italian Dinner Party – Italian Restaurant Music of Italy

You may not like the idea of needing an hour and a half to make this garlic bread when you’re already hungry, but good things often take time. It’s worth planning in advance and waiting a bit because the result is the most flavorful garlic bread you’ve ever tasted. Other ingredients Cohen uses include butter, salt, fresh basil, and red pepper. Check out the process on his TikTok channel.

The post The Delicious 4-Head Garlic Bread You Need to Try appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Paprika

The spice that gives chorizo its characteristic color and flavor is paprika. Made from crushed red peppers and smoked, you’ll find paprika in both sweet and spicy variants. Both are used in chorizo, creating some which are spicy and others which are sweeter. As such, it’s quite smoky and delicious.

Garlic

Spanish chorizo also always contains a bit of garlic, which isn’t as noticeable as the paprika but strengthens the sausage’s flavor backbone. Pungent, spicy, and a little bit sweet when cooked in the chorizo, this classic spice couldn’t miss the party.

Salt

It might go without saying, but salt is another key component of chorizo’s one-of-a-kind flavor. Used in generous quantities in this Spanish classic, the salt really brings out the flavor of the pork which is used to make the finished product.

The post What Gives Spanish Chorizo its Unique Flavor? appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Here are 5 reasons you should not shy away from cooking with lots of garlic.

Adds Flavor

To start with the obvious, garlic is rich in flavor. It can make a whole dish taste full bodied and seasoned to perfection. It really can be the difference between a tasteless meal and a dinner party favorite.

Boosts Immune System

This is especially important as we start entering the flu season. Garlic is very good at boosting the body’s defenses, helping it fight off any viruses or infections.

Improves Blood Pressure

If you consume garlic or garlic extract regularly, you can reduce cholesterol levels and improve blood pressure.

Rich in Antioxidants

Garlic is packed full of antioxidants. These strengthen the body’s natural defenses and helps fight against disease.

Versatile

The wonderful thing about garlic is it’s easy to consume in fairly large quantities. Because it is so cheap and versatile, you can add it to lots of different foods throughout the day to make sure you have consistent exposure to its healing properties.

The post 5 Reasons You Should Cook With More Garlic appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 10 cloves of peeled garlic
• 1/2 cup of low sodium chicken or vegetable broth (you can also use white wine or half of each!)
• 1 cup of heavy cream
• Parsley 

Instructions:

1. After you’ve cooked your meat or vegetables, don’t wash out the pan that you used as there is flavor on the bottom of the skillet! Just turn the heat to medium and add in 1 tablespoon of butter. 
2. Let the butter melt and then put in the cloves of garlic and cook for 3 or 4 minutes until they’ve started to brown only slightly. But, make sure you’re stirring it pretty often so they don’t start to burn. 
3. Pour whatever liquid or combination of liquids you decide to use and let it cook for 3-5 minutes until the liquid has started to reduce. 
4. Add in the heavy cream and then put whatever protein or vegetables you’re cooking into the skillet so they can start to absorb the sauce.
5. Cook for about 5 more minutes until the sauce is further reduced and your main course is covered nicely in it. 
6. Chop up the parsley, sprinkle it over, and serve!

The post This Creamy Garlic Sauce is Perfect For Any Dish appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Ingredients:

The ingredients for the honey garlic shrimp list include:
1 lb medium uncooked shrimp
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
chopped green onion for garnish.

The shrimp need to be peeled and deveined.

Instructions:

First, you’ll need to prepare the marinade. Get a bowl and fill it with the honey, garlic, ginger, and soy sauce. Put the shrimp in a zip bag and add one half of the marinade.

Mix the contents in the bag and leave it in the fridge for at least 15 minutes. You can also let it in for 12 hours overnight.

Leave the bowl with the other half of marinade in the fridge as well.

When the time is up, you can start cooking the shrimp in a skillet. Make sure you remove the marinade first. Use medium-high heat and cook them for around 45 seconds per side. You can now add a little bit of the leftover marinade and continue cooking them for an extra minute. While you’re doing that you can also cook some broccoli, rice and carrots in another skillet.

The post Tasty And Quick: Honey Garlic Shrimp appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Garlic

Garlic is always a great addition to dishes, but to make it creamier and easier to eat raw, put it in the mortar! You can use it then for sauces, dressings, or simply spread on a piece of toasted bread.

Pesto

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoV-QhbFm-K/?tagged=mortarandpestle

Pesto was actually only made in a mortar and pestle until modern technology came along. Although it is easier to throw everything into a food processor, making pesto by hand in a mortar and pestle isn’t that hard, and results in an absolutely delicious and rich sauce.

Flavored Salts

Making homemade flavored salts its so easy, and much fresher than buying it pre-made from the grocery store. Instead, make your own at home with flaky salt, whatever dried herb you want to flavor it with, and a mortar and pestle!

The post What is a Mortar and Pestle? appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Ingredients:

The ingredient list is made of the following:
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 chopped head broccoli
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan

As you can see, you probably already have all of this in your fridge. So you can start making the garlic Parmesan broccoli rice right away.

How To Make It:

Grab your food processor and ingredients and we can begin. Place the broccoli pieces inside the processor and start pulsing.

When that’s done, place the pan you’ll use over medium heat. Add some garlic and oil and leave it for 30 seconds.

During the following step, you should add the broccoli rice, pepper, and salt. Cook them for 5 minutes.

To make things even better add the Parmesan and mix everything very well. You can always add some extra cheese on top for an even more supreme taste.

Your delicious meal is ready, and all under half an hour!

The post Super-Easy Garlic Parmesan Broccoli Rice Recipe appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Ingredients

To make this sauce you will, of course, need tomatoes. Depending on how much sauce you need will depend on how many tomatoes you have. Try to get the freshest and ripest tomatoes you can, this will make the whole sauce taste best. Then you just need garlic, olive oil, and red chili flakes and that’s it!

Method

1. Score the tomatoes to get the skin off easier after you blanch them
2. Place them in boiling water just for enough time that you see the skin start to come off
3. Dunk them in an ice bath, peel them, and remove the seeds
4. Heat some oil and throw in the garlic cloves and chili flakes
5. Once the oil is fragrant, toss in the tomatoes and let them melt
6. Once the sauce is a smooth consistency, you’re done!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDL4cffOAJA/?tagged=homemadetomatosauce

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