Cinderdock Honeyed Garlic

Name: Cinderdock Honeyed Garlic
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (320 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 roasted garlic heads Garlic; ¼ cup neutral oil (60 ml) Neutral Oil; ½ cup olive oil (120 ml) Olive Oil; ¼ cup water (60 ml) Water; 1½ tbsp honey (22.5 ml) Honey; 2 tsp soy (10 ml) Soy Sauce; 2 tsp lemon juice (10 ml) Lemon Juice; pepper (0.5 g) Pepper; cayenne Cayenne; salt (2 g) Salt; optional vanilla Vanilla

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Carolina Gelen recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Carolina Gelen.

For greens, grains, and roasted vegetables.

Ratio

Neutral Oil 60 mlOlive Oil 120 mlWater 60 mlHoney 23 mlSoy Sauce 10 mlLemon Juice 10 ml

Ingredients

Garlic — 4 roasted garlic heads
Neutral Oil — ¼ cup neutral oil (60 ml)
Olive Oil — ½ cup olive oil (120 ml)
Water — ¼ cup water (60 ml)
Honey — 1½ tbsp honey (22.5 ml)
Soy Sauce — 2 tsp soy (10 ml)
Lemon Juice — 2 tsp lemon juice (10 ml)
Pepper — pepper (0.5 g)
Cayenne — cayenne
Salt — salt (2 g)
Vanilla — optional vanilla

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Carolina Gelen is a cookbook author working in Romanian-American / home cooking; recognized with James Beard Book Award General 2025 (Pass the Plate).

Originally published as Honeyed Garlic Sauce.

Adapted from a Carolina Gelen recipe (Carolina Gelen / Food52).

FAQ

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What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Carolina Gelen / Food52 (published as “Honeyed Garlic Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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