ANISSA'S GARLIC SAUCE

Anissa's Garlic Sauce image

Provided by Nancy Harmon Jenkins

Yield Makes 3/4 to 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 4

6 plump fresh garlic cloves, crushed with the flat blade of a knife
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/3 to 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 to 4 tablespoons strained yogurt

Steps:

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.