Raw Vegetables with Warm Anchovy-Garlic Sauce

Prep: 18 minutes; Cook: 12 minutesAt the end of the grape harvest each year in Piedmont, winemakers feast on a meal that begins with bagna cauda (BAHN-yah KOW-dah), a "hot bath" of olive oil, butter, garlic, and anchovies served with raw vegetables. The anchovies, which are loaded with bone-building calcium and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, give the dip body and a slight saltiness without lending a fishy taste.

By Katherine Cobbs
Recipe by Oxmoor House June 2006

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Yield:
12 servings (serving size: about 2 teaspoons anchovy-garlic sauce, 2 potato wedges, 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks, 1 endive leaf, and about 1 ounce fennel spears)
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

Directions

  • Steam potatoes, covered, 10 minutes or until tender. Cut each potato lengthwise into 4 wedges.

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  • While potatoes cook, heat oil and butter in top of a double boiler over medium heat 2 minutes or until butter melts. Add salt, anchovies, and garlic; cook 10 minutes or until anchovies begin to dissolve and garlic is soft and fragrant (garlic should not begin to brown or take on any color). Pour sauce into a warm serving bowl; serve warm with vegetables.

  • Note: Traditionally, the bagna cauda is served in a bowl set over chafing fuel or a tea light so that the sauce stays warm throughout the appetizer course.

Source

Oxmoor House Healthy Eating Collection

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
131 calories; fat 9.6g; saturated fat 1.5g; protein 1.8g; carbohydrates 10.7g; fiber 2.9g; cholesterol 2mg; iron 0.9mg; sodium 136mg; calcium 45mg.
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