All you Garlic lovers..here are some facts

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Are you a garlic lover and can't do without garlic in your cooking or meals? I love garlic and use it often in various cuisines. Garlic not only pleases the palate but also has medicinal values.So here are some goodie facts and tips about Garlic.. The more finer you cut the garlic the stronger the garlic flavour in your dish. If you want only mild flavouring cut the garlic into bigger chunks. Lightly crushing the cloves with the ball of the hand or flat of a knife makes peeling the skin much easier. When crushed or finely chopped it yields allicin, a powerful antibiotic and anti-fungal compound (phytoncide). It also contains alliin, ajoene, enzymes, vitamin B, minerals, and flavonoids. More benefits of Garlic can be had at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlic Did you know eating parsley actually reduces "garlic breath"? That works only for a short while though so don't forget those mints after garlic!! And here is a quick easy to make healthy dish Garlicky Holy Guacamole: 2 ripe small Hass avocados 1 lemon, juiced 1 large clove garlic, minced 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped 1 small plum tomato, seeded and finely chopped 1/2 small yellow skinned onion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon coarse salt Blue corn tortilla chips, for dipping Cut avocados in half around the pit. Separate the halves. Pop out pit with spoon, then scoop flesh of avocados into a bowl. Squeeze the juice of a lemon over the avocados. Squeeze the juice with the lemon halves facing cut-side up, allowing the juice to spill down over the sides of the lemon into the bowl. This method keeps the seeds in the lemon and out of the guacamole. Add garlic, jalapeno, tomato, onion and salt to the bowl. Mash and mix the ingredients into a chunky dip using a fork. Serve with blue corn tortilla chips. Enjoy!!