Shaved garlic?

Many moons ago, in a land far away (Seattle) my husband and I discovered an oasis ... Buca di Beppo.  At that point they had a garlic bread that was something sent straight from garlic-heaven.  Thick bread with pesto, mozzarella and garlic ... I may be making up the pesto.  The garlic on the bread was thin slices, and mellow ... amazing!

Yesterday I was talking to a friend about garlic (it happens more than you would think) and she was wanting an easier way to deal with fresh garlic.  I recently bought a garlic slicer at a Pampered Chef party I was invited to, so that I can make my version of that bread again soon!

So, as soon as I took my garlic slicer home, I had to try it out.  Thankfully I had a whole head of garlic waiting on me. 

For Jennifer, this is the easiest way I know to break apart a head of garlic, without damaging the garlic too much.  (I saw a video of someone "peeling" a whole head by putting it in the kitchen aid mixer, and I tried it.  The mixer beat up my garlic cloves a little too much, and the peel was glued to the bowl.  I think this is easier, but feel free to try the other method yourself.

Some of these cloves were already cracked open from me breaking the garlic apart.  I break the other cloves open by pushing on them with my hand.  I have smashed them before by smashing them with a knife, but I like that if I am mincing them, because I really smash them!

So now for the new toy!

Two garlic cloves into the base and  started turning!

And I have shaved garlic.  Xman is wanting to make bread tomorrow, so I see garlic bread in our future!!

Enjoy some fresh garlic today, mashed, diced sliced or roasted .... hmmm .... roasted garlic!

And I dss