Stephanie Thurow

Garlic Spread

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    1 half pint

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Can It & Ferment It: More Than 75 Satisfying Small-Batch Canning and Fermentation Recipes for the Whole Year
Can It & Ferment It

By Stephanie Thurow

Published 2017

  • About

This spread makes pretty much everything taste better. Organically grown garlic is preferred for this recipe because of a controversy regarding non-organic garlic being bleached and chemically treated to kill off bugs and other pests. If this is the case, your inorganically grown garlic may not ferment properly.

Ingredients

  • 3 bulbs garlic, peeled
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt

Method

Peel garlic, rinse with cold water, and dry. Place garlic in a food processor and process until it is broken down into a spreadable consistency. Transfer the garlic spread into a clean half-pint jar and mix in the salt. Stir well. Use a canning jar lid and ring to tightly screw the lid on and keep the air out. Daily burping of the ferment is required to release any carbon dioxide that is create