Rural Thursday Blog Hop #18

I made a variation of the following recipe for Spicy Oil and Vinegar Bread Dip for Mother's Day and it was a big hit.

I ground my own corn meal, using an electric coffee grinder.

I baked a couple of loaves of French bread in loaf pans and prepared three different varieties of the bread dip, using dried thyme, rosemary and basil from my herb garden. 

Spicy Oil and Vinegar Bread Dip Recipe
(Allrecipes.com)


Ingredients

1 cup extra virgin olive oil
2/3 cup aged balsamic vinegar
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons dried basil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

In a bottle with a lid (I used canning jars,) mix the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, basil, oregano, thyme, kosher salt, and pepper. Seal bottle, and refrigerate mixture 8 hours, or overnight. Shake well before serving. Store in the refrigerator.


(I followed the recipe with the exception of the basil, oregano and thyme ingredients. I tripled the recipe using the remaining ingredients, but added basil to one, thyme to the second and rosemary to the third.)

Cut up one loaf of the bread into large cubes and put into a serving bowl. Pour the season oils into separate ramekins or small dipping bowls and leave a label by each one, identifying the main herb.

We ate the bread/oil leftovers with pizza one day and spaghetti on another day. I also used the basil oil to fry a T-bone steak for my hubby over the weekend. I will definitely be making this recipe again.

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