ITALIAN APPETIZER - BAGNA CAUDA

Italian Appetizer - Bagna Cauda image

An excellent garlic dip that is easy to make with just a few ingredients. Serve warm with Italian bread, lettuce leaves, green pepper, celery, broccoli or cauliflower.

Provided by DENVAL

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 ½ cups extra virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons heavy cream
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the olive oil and butter. Season with black pepper. Heat until butter melts, then add garlic. Cook until garlic has softened but not browned. Remove from heat, and stir in cream. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 444.3 calories, Carbohydrate 0.7 g, Cholesterol 20.4 mg, Fat 49.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.2 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 42.6 mg