Roasted Garlic Macadamia Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 bulbs of garlic
• 1/4 cup macadamia nuts, ground coarsely
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce (or bragg liquid aminos or tamari)
• 3/4 cup half-and-half cream (or soy milk)

Recipe

• 1 remove skins from both heads of garlic, peeling down to the cloves. do not remove the skins covering the individual cloves.
• 2 wrap both garlic heads together in aluminum foil, shiny side inside. place the foil package on a baking pan, and roast at 375°f for 1 hour.
• 3 while garlic is roasting, toast macadamia nuts in a non-stick skillet over high heat, tossing nuts constantly for about 2 minutes.
• 4 cool the nuts and coarsely grind them (in a mill if on-hand). set aside.
• 5 when garlic is thru roasting, open the foil carefully, and allow the heads to cool slightly.
• 6 break off each clove and squeeze out its contents into the food processor, squeezing from the tip down to the opening at the base.
• 7 add salt, pepper, water, soy sauce, and cream and process to a creamy consistency.
• 8 transfer to a 2-quart saucepan and warm over medium heat. stir in ground macadamia nuts.
• 9 makes about 1 1/2 cups.