Roasted Garlic Aioli

Submitted by startnover

"I have serched High and low for a garlic ailio recipe and finally found one!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 2 cups

ingredients

• 1 large head of garlic
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 1 small lemon, juice of
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups extra virgin olive oil

directions

1. Roast the garlic head by cutting a thin slice off the very top of the head to expose the tops of all the cloves. Set the head in a shallow baking dish, and drizzle 2T olive oil over the head and season with salt and pepper.
2. Cover w/ foil.
3. Bake in a 300 degree oven for 1-1/2 hours till garlic is very soft.Set aside.
4. When cool squeeze the pulp out of the garlic into a blender and add egg yolks, garlic, lemon juic, water, salt, and cayenne.
5. Puree till smooth.
6. With motor running add the reserved oil from roasted garlic plus the additional 1-1/2 c oil in a slow steady stream and continue processing till emulsified.

Reviews

[Yvonne N.]

Just made this and it is great! a suggestion for those that have a really juicy lemon like I did. Only use half of the lemon, I had to add more garlic and salt as the lemon flavor was very over powering and i couldn't really get the garlic flavor.

 

[Kerriedoll]

Great aioli -- my boyfriend REALLY loved it. Served it with crab cakes. Thanks, homegirl!