Garlic-Infused Oil and Dipping Sauce

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2004

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Gimme Garlic

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (7)

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Cook Time:
3 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
1/2 cup oil

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 3 min
Total:: 1 hr 13 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
Balsamic vinegar
Pinch red pepper flakes
Pinch salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Finely grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Hot crusty loaf Italian or French bread, sliced

Directions

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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Marie Pinellas Park, FL 12-27-2009
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Much better than store-bought
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We loved this. It's easy to make and tastes better than store-bought seasoning.
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Elaine Long Beach, CA 12-02-2008
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I Could Drink This!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Wow, this is too simple to be this good. I will be using this all the time now. Everyone absolutely loved it!
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Suejette Tampa, FL 02-05-2008
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Great and Easy!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Very good and garlicky. Served with Ciabatta. Everyone sopped up all in their dish. Will make again.
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Susan Portage, IN 01-03-2008
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Absolutely wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is great for dipping French bread. I'm making Emerils' Gulfcoast Fishhouse Restaurant Baked Oysters for dinner and... serving the dipping oil and bread with it.Read more
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Anonymous 03-11-2007
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Fantastic
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Served semolina bread with this oil as a compliment with Emerils Butternut squash and Parsnip soup and it was a huge hit for... our dinner party. Will be making this again and again.Read more
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Anonymous 09-29-2004
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Easy & Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is wonderful it is so easy & absolutely delicious.