Lovely Manors Fabulous Italian Dipping Sauce, made with Fresh Herbs (from our gardens, of course!)

Now that your herbs are coming in (you do have herbs, don't you? If not, we have a great selection here at Lovely Manors), you can make good use of them in a calorie defying dip that will make you forget all about covering your bread in butter...

Many restaurants offer a dipping sauce/oil with bread at the table; each with its own twist. This is a great one to start with. Remember, food recipes are not a science, you can (and should) adjust them to your liking, and not fear a 'crash and burn'!

1 1/2 Tablespoon Basil
1 Tbs. Oregano
1 Tbs. Thyme
1 Tbs. Rosemary
1/2 Tbs. Marjoram
1/2 Tbs. Sage
1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
2 Crushed Garlic Cloves
Olive Oil
Salt

Roughly chop the ingredients, adding a little oil at a time....keep on stirring....when it tastes the way you want, it's ready.
How much olive oil should you add, you ask... well, if you are going to serve it right away, not so much, as the flavors will not have much time to blend, and you want to pick up the herbs and spices with your bread. If you are making enough to to serve over a period of time, use more oil and let it sit in a jar or bottle.

As you can see, there there are a lot of ingredients here and you can adjust them to your taste. Keep experimenting, make the most of those fresh herbs...after all, you're the cook!

Here at Lovely Manors we all agree that cooking with, and eating products fresh from your garden is just heavenly! Let us know how you like our recipe. If you don't like it...well maybe you could keep it to yourself.