Recipe courtesy of Food Network
Baked Garlic Balsamic Wings with Spicy Avocado Greek Yogurt Dipping Sauce
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 786
- Total Fat
- 55
- Saturated Fat
- 15
- Carbohydrates
- 20
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 8
- Protein
- 56
- Cholesterol
- 337
- Sodium
- 970
- Total: 1 hr 45 min
- Prep: 45 min
- Cook: 1 hr
Ingredients
Dipping Sauce:
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
Juice of 2 limes
1 avocado
1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded and chopped
Kosher salt
Wings:
2 heads garlic
4 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for oiling the baking sheets
4 pounds split chicken wings, wing tips removed
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
2 sprigs thyme
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Lime wedges, for serving
Directions
- For the dipping sauce: Combine the yogurt, lime juice, avocado, jalapeno, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons water in a blender and puree until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- For the wings: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Drizzle the garlic heads with 1 tablespoon of the oil and wrap in foil. Bake until golden and soft, about 1 1/2 hours.
- After about a 30 minutes, generously oil 2 rimmed baking sheets. Toss the wings with 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper and divide them between the two baking sheets, spreading them in a single layer. Bake until very crispy, about 55 minutes.
- Squeeze the baked garlic from the heads into a large bowl. Combine the balsamic vinegar, honey, thyme, red pepper flakes, 1/3 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer briskly until the liquid becomes syrupy and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Whisk into the bowl with the garlic.
- Transfer the baked wings to the bowl with the glaze and toss to combine. Serve with the dipping sauce and lime wedges.
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