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Roasted Garlic Sauce
5 from 87 votes

Roasted Garlic Sauce

Roasted Garlic Sauce blends soft, sweet roasted garlic with cashew nuts, lime juice, sesame and olive oils, mustard, capers, and brown sugar, all pureed into a creamy dressing. It has a balanced flavor with savory, tangy, and slightly sweet notes, ideal as a mayo substitute and useful on salads, vegetables, sandwiches, and more.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 84 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: European, American

Ingredients

For the roasted garlic:
  • 2 garlic big heads
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • pinch salt
  • pinch black pepper
For the dressing:
  • 2 garlic peeled, heads, roasted
  • 1/3 cup or 50 g cashew nuts
  • juice of 1/2 lime about 2 tablespoons
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon capers
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 cup or 250 ml vegetable broth or more
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste

Instructions

Roast the garlic
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  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C or 400 °F. Cut the tips off the head, exposing the ends of the cloves, so that it's easier for you to peel them later.
  2. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and black pepper and wrap each head in a piece of aluminum foil.
  3. Roast for 35-40 minutes until tender and aromatic. Let it cool and peel.
Make the sauce
  1. Combine peeled garlic, cashew nuts, lime juice, sesame and olive oil, mustard, capers, brown sugar, white wine vinegar and vegetable broth. Blend everything together until smooth using a food processor or immersion blender. Add more broth if you like more liquid consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Use in dishes to which you’d normally add mayo. This sauce is perfect for salads, casseroles, roasted and fresh vegetables, pasta, burgers, soups, bowls, sandwiches, toasts, crackers and more. See all the serving options above for more information.

Notes

  • Roast garlic by cutting tips to expose cloves, drizzling with oil, seasoning, wrapping in foil, and baking 35-40 minutes until tender.
  • Store roasted garlic cloves in olive oil in the fridge for up to 10 days.
  • Keep the sauce refrigerated in a glass jar for up to one week.
  • Capers add saltiness; reduce additional salt to balance the flavor.
  • Adjust vegetable broth amount to achieve preferred sauce consistency.
  • Cashews can be swapped with walnuts, though color may be less bright.
  • Brown sugar can be substituted with agave, maple syrup, or molasses.
  • Lemon juice can replace lime juice if preferred.
  • Olive oil may be used instead of sesame oil.
  • If omitting capers, increase salt to compensate.

Nutrition Information

Calories 84kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 118mg (5%) Potassium 52mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 50IU (1%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 4mg (0%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 84

% Daily Value*

Calories 84kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 118mg 5%
Potassium 52mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 50IU 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 4mg 0%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.