Warm Olive Oil and Anchovy Dip with Crudités

Warm Olive Oil and Anchovy Dip

Warm Olive Oil and Anchovy Dip with Crudités

Recipe by Michael Weldon

Ingredients

confit garlic

  • 1 cup Squeaky Gate extra olive oil

  • 1 head of garlic, broken into cloves

dip

  • 1 cup Squeaky Gate extra virgin olive oil

  • ½ cup butter

  • 12 anchovy fillets

  • 6 confit garlic cloves

  • ½ tsp pepper

crudities

  • 10 baby carrots, cut into crudités

  • 10 baby cucumbers, cut into crudités

  • 1 bunch radishes, cut into crudités

  • 1 red capsicum, cut into crudités

  • 1 loaf of sour dough, cut into fingers and grilled

Method

  • To make the confit garlic combine the garlic and extra virgin olive oil in a small oven save dish. Place in a 180deg oven for 30mins until the garlic is soft. Allow garlic to cool to room temperature in the oil. Store in a jar.

  • In a medium saucepan combine the extra virgin olive oil, butter, anchovies, confit garlic and black pepper. Place onto a medium heat and cook for 10-15 minutes until the anchovies are breaking up. Blitz with a stick blender until combined.

  • Serve the dip warm in a dish with the crudités and toast spread around.