Lebanese Garlic Sauce

First Do No Harm

Lebanese Garlic Sauce (thick)

Ingredients (all organic if possible)

1 head garlic (peeled)
½ tablespoon Celtic Sea Salt® Brand
½ cup fresh lemon juice
½ cup vegetable grape seed oil
3/4 cup olive oil (not extra virgin - mild-tasting, preferably cold-pressed)

Whenever I make a recipe, I try to follow it word for word just to see how it turns out (then, the next time, I create my own version).

Now I have used all forms of olive oil in the past, but this one specifically calls for one that is NOT extra virgin. I do not know why. At first I assumed that extra virgin olive oil would not whip up as well as the other. However, this couldn't be it since I've used extra virgin olive oil in my mayo, and it whips up well. Perhaps it's the flavor we're shooting for, but again, I'm hoping someone (perhaps of Lebanese descent) can write me and explain this to me.

Updated Instructions: Forget the submersion blender! Use a full blender.

First add your garlic and salt and blend at the lowest speed. Then double the speed (my blender has a LOW and HIGH button, so I just press the HIGH button.

Pour all the oils together, and add the oils VERY VERY slowly. The slower the better. Just a drop at a time at first, but never more than a light, thin flow. You'll notice that the outcome is much thicker the slower you add the oil.

Some have asked for the best way to peel garlic. I use a hammer. I'm serious. I give the garlic clove a good tap, and that crushes the outside hard skin, and pealing is quite simple. I learned this from my Sicilian grandmother who used a very heavy knife handle. She always told me, the lazy will find a better way.

This recipe is perfect for steaks and shish kabobs. I realize the world wants you to quit eating red meat, but red meat is not the problem. The problem is how our cattle are raised with feed they were never meant to consume, and chemicals ranging from herbicides and pesticides to antibiotics. My advice? Grass fed beef raised on no chemicals.

And the garlic in here is just super powerful. Is there an herb that has more healthy benefits than garlic? Here are a list of its properties:

1. Insecticidal—kills insects.

2. Parasiticidal—eliminates parasites.

3. Antibacterial—a wide spectrum antibiotic that doesn't kill the good bacteria.

4. Antifungal—eliminates fungal growth.

5. Antitumor—eliminates various tumors.

6. Hypoglycemic—lowers sugar levels in the blood.

7. Hypolipidemic—lowers harmful fat levels in the blood.

8. Antiatherosclerotic—eliminates clogging of the arteries and plaque buildup, lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Aerolatte Frother, Satin Finish

Aerolatte To Go, Black

Another tool, one I use, is the Hamilton Beach Turbo-Twister. Normally it comes with three accessories, one being a frother, but online I've found it only with two accessories, one being the steel whisk. The whisk works as well, perhaps better, than the frothers.

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