LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2021

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It’s a culinary workhorse that can change its flavour profile so easily. Roasted, it’s creamy and sweet. Used raw, it’s pungent and bold. Explore garlic’s versatility to the max in these delicious dishes.

BY ERIC VELLEND PHOTOGRAPHY BY james tse

An essential pantry staple and indispensable flavour booster, garlic is rarely thought of as a seasonal ingredient. However, when it’s lovingly grown and expertly cured (that is, dried), new-season garlic is something to be celebrated. This fall, when fat, fragrant heads of local garlic are in great abundance, dig into our collection of recipes in which the stinking rose takes top billing. There’s everything from a quick weeknight pasta with end-of-season tomatoes to a comforting casserole (pictured left), a garlicky mash-up of cassoulet and baked beans. Once a few of these dishes are in your repertoire, you’ll look forward to garlic season every year. Cassoulet-Style Baked Beans with Bacon & Garlic Recipe on page 176

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FOOD & DRINK AUTUMN 2021