I love garlic. I can never get too much. My wife recently bought me a jar of hot pickled garlic and I have yet to find a recipe to use it in. I'm usually pretty creative but I have hit a stumbling block here. Any ideas?

Thanks.

[mudbug]

You can substitute these for any garlic in cooking, cut-up in salads, on sandwiches or straight from the jar. You could put them on a table next to some stuffed olives for a snack. Use them any time you just want that extra "kick".

Miami Black Bean and Garlic Salsa

Ingredients:

1 package black bean soup with spices - made per directions
6 hot pickled garlic cloves - diced
3 medium tomatoes - diced
1 handful of fresh cilantro - diced
2 Jalapeno peppers - diced
2 cups fresh or store purchased Pico de Gallo salsa - medium heat
juice of one lemon or lime

Directions:

1) Cook the black bean soup according to directions on package (I recommend Miami brand black bean soup). Continue cooking soup until most of the liquid cooks off and you are left with spiced beans.

2) Using a food processor or hand held chopper, chop all ingredients to a chunky consistency.

3) Squeeze the juice of one lime or lemon over the entire mixture.

4) Chill or serve at room temperature with corn chips or your favorite diping chips.

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 2 hours

[nutcakes]

I think the pickled garlic is meant to be used as a condiment or relish when you want something piquant on the side (like a pickle). Might be interesting in place of the onion in a Gibson. I have seen it used on the side of Korean noodles, and most famously as an accent note for the Thai dish called Mee Grob or Mee Crob.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give them a try.