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Hi all,

We got a stick of 'wet' garlic last week and I have no idea what to do with it (edit: other than use it as normal garlic, but that seems a shame). Anyone got any recommendations/recipes?

(not sure which forum recipe requests go in...)

In reply to Tall Clare:
didn't know what it was so had to look it up resulting in:
The heads can be roasted whole and the creamy cooked garlic is delicious spread on toast or mixed with butter and used on vegetables or in baked potatoes. The flavour is strong, but smooth and not at all bitter.

While the stalks are fresh and green they can be cooked like leeks or finely sliced and used to make soup, omelettes or garnish salads.

In reply to Tall Clare: It's really nice in salads.

In reply to Tall Clare:

We occasionally eat it, its milder than dried garlic and you can use it as an addition to salad, stick it in omelettes, etc.

Some good ideas here -
http://www.riverford.co.uk/ndv/catalogsearch/result/?q=wet+garlic

In reply to Tall Clare:



Culture Bunker but only if they involve yeast, yoghurt, cheese or mushrooms.

In reply to Tall Clare:

I've been messing about making pizza base garlic bread. Should be good with wet garlic and far too much butter (which is good for you this week). Or soup.

In reply to Tall Clare:



Riverford? We got wet garlic in ours and I put it in a pasta sauce. In previous years I've used it in a quiche.

In reply to Tall Clare:

I had to Google this, turns out it's fresh garlic. Like the stuff you pull out if the ground if you grow garlic. Use it the same way you use shop bought garlic, tastes the same. Unless I have a terribly unrefined palate.

In reply to Tall Clare:

Pesto, make lots of pesto!

I made this for lunch: http://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/view/recipe/chicken-wet-garlic-lentils

Very good - the garlic is very subtle.