Balsamic/olive Oil Bread Dip

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar (the good stuff)
• 1 cup good quality olive oil
• 6 -8 tablespoons gilroy garlic, minced (i find it at qfc fresh veg area)
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
• 1 -2 teaspoon ground aniseed
• 1 tablespoon dried, chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• basil (fresh ground fine or jarred)

Recipe

• 1 i never make this quite the same way twice but man is it good to keep on hand.
• 2 mix everything together in a bowl and pour into a nice glass container.
• 3 i get wide mouth ones at ross, but they have them everywhere.
• 4 let it sit for a few hours and shake it up lots to mix all the flavors together.
• 5 i keep it on my counter and use it for about a million things from boneless chicken thighs braise to salad dressing.
• 6 if you get a really great loaf of crusty french bread and put a bit of this into fancy little dishes, you can serve it with any meal allowing each person his own dipping sauce.
• 7 it's addictive and sooooo easy to make and keep on hand.
• 8 enjoy!