Creamy Garlic Vinaigrette

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For this lower-fat tribute to creamy Caesar dressing, Bobby Flay adds sweet roasted garlic puree instead of lots of mayonnaise.

Creamy Garlic Vinaigrette
Photo: © Kana Okada
Active Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
45 mins
Yield:
Makes 3/4 cup

Pour over romaine lettuce or bitter lettuces like radicchio or frisée.

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Ingredients

  • 15 medium unpeeled garlic cloves

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar

  • 2 tablespoons water

  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

  • 1 teaspoon mayonnaise

  • 1 teaspoon honey

  • 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

  • 1/8 teaspoon Tabasco

  • 1/3 cup canola oil

  • Kosher salt

  • Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Set the garlic on a sheet of foil, drizzle with the olive oil and wrap up; roast for 30 minutes, until soft.

  2. Squeeze the garlic from its skin into a blender. Puree with the vinegar, water, mustard, mayonnaise, honey, Worcestershire and Tabasco; slowly add the canola oil and puree until the dressing is creamy. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Originally appeared: August 2010

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