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Georgian (Russia) Garlic Salad (Aka Marinated Garlic)

Georgian (Russia) Garlic Salad (Aka Marinated Garlic) is built on Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Fresh Lemon Juice, and Salt. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Start by peeling all that garlic.

2. 2

   Now bring a saucepan of water to boil.

3. 3

   Once the water is boiling, turn off heat and drop garlic cloves into hot water.

4. 4

   Let sit in water for 3 to 5 minutes. (Use the shorter time if you like a sharper raw garlic flavor; the longer time results in a much milder garlic flavor.) Remove garlic and plunge into (or rinse thoroughly with) cold water to stop the cloves from “cooking” any further.

5. 5

   Dissolve the salt into the lemon juice.

6. 6

   Place garlic into jars and pour oil mixture to top the cloves.

7. 7

   Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 week.

8. 8

   After one week, eat straight (or, for the faint of heart, slice up garlic and mix with your salad greens).

9. 9

   Be sure to keep refrigerated.