Anissa's Garlic Sauce

Preparation Chop the garlic cloves coarsely, then combine them with the salt in a small bowl or a mortar. Using the pestle or, in the case of a small bowl, the back of a spoon, crush the garlic and salt together until you have a smooth paste. The garlic should be thoroughly crushed, almost to a cream. Slowly beat in the olive oil, stirring constantly, as if you were making a mayonnaise. Add at least 1/3 cup of oil but if you can do so without the sauce breaking,add as much as 1/2 cup. At the end, gently stir in the yogurt, incorporating it fully into the sauce. Reprinted with permission from The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Healthy by Nancy Harmon Jenkins. Copyright © 1994, 2009 by Nancy Harmon Jenkins. Published by Bantam Dell, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher Nancy Harmon Jenkins is a food writer with a passionate interest in Mediterranean cultures and cuisines, sustainable agriculture, and farm-to-market connections. Author of half a dozen highly acclaimed cookbooks, she writes for the New York Times, Saveur, and Food & Wine, and divides her time between her farmhouse outside of Cortona, Italy, and the coast of Maine.

Preparation Chop the garlic cloves coarsely, then combine them with the salt in a small bowl or a mortar. Using the pestle or, in the case of a small bowl, the back of a spoon, crush the garlic and salt together until you have a smooth paste. The garlic should be thoroughly crushed, almost to a cream. Slowly beat in the olive oil, stirring constantly, as if you were making a mayonnaise. Add at least 1/3 cup of oil but if you can do so without the sauce breaking,add as much as 1/2 cup. At the end, gently stir in the yogurt, incorporating it fully into the sauce. Reprinted with permission from The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Healthy by Nancy Harmon Jenkins. Copyright © 1994, 2009 by Nancy Harmon Jenkins. Published by Bantam Dell, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher Nancy Harmon Jenkins is a food writer with a passionate interest in Mediterranean cultures and cuisines, sustainable agriculture, and farm-to-market connections. Author of half a dozen highly acclaimed cookbooks, she writes for the New York Times, Saveur, and Food & Wine, and divides her time between her farmhouse outside of Cortona, Italy, and the coast of Maine.