DIY Minced Garlic

INGREDIENTS (makes 500ml)

3 cups garlic cloves, peeled 
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp neutral oil (I use Avocado oil)

PROCEDURE

1. In a blender pulse together the garlic cloves and salt. Divide into 2-125 ml mason jars and cover the top of each jar with 1 tbsp oil. Place one jar in the freezer and one in the fridge. Now add to all your favourite savoury dishes!

NOTE: Having a tub of pre-minced garlic in the fridge seems like a smart move. You avoid the hassle of getting your hands and chopping board sticky and pungent every time you are cooking dinner! Unfortunately though, these containers of minced garlic sold on grocery shelves are actually not just garlic. They have added ingredients, like citric acid and phosphoric acid, to help stabilize the garlic as it sits on grocery store shelves. And, as another stabilization technique, most brands will pasteurize the garlic, heating it to kill any unwanted microorganisms, which also gets rid of a lot of the aromatic compounds in garlic.

The good news is that making your own homemade version of minced garlic is easy peasy! It might seem like a nuisance but I promise you, spending 30 minutes doing this once a quarter will be worth the investment :)