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Garlic Sour Cream Sauce

This is a hardcore garlic sour cream sauce, Romanian-style, made with a whole garlic bulb, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dips, Sauces and Dressings
Cuisine: Romanian
Servings: 6 -8
Calories: 176kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • about 1 bulb garlic Note 1
  • 2 level teaspoons mustard
  • 3 tablespoons sunflower oil
  • 500 g/ about 2 cups/ 17 oz sour cream Note 2
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • fine sea salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Peel the garlic cloves and grate them finely into a bowl. Add the mustard and some salt and mix well.
  • Add the oil gradually while stirring all the time, until the mixture emulsifies slightly, like a mayonnaise. Add the sour cream and mix well.
  • Remove the seeds from the tomatoes, chop them very finely. Add to the bowl and stir gently. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper to taste.

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Notes

  1. Less according to taste, but be generous.
  2. Or smetana, creme fraiche. For a lower fat version use Greek yogurt with at least 3% fat.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/8 of the sauce | Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 109mg | Sugar: 3g