Raw Vegetables & Grissini with Warm Anchovy-Garlic Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 10 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
• 24 oil-packed anchovies, chopped
• 2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Assorted raw vegetables
• Grissini

Directions:

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Add garlic and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add anchovies and drizzle in olive oil. Cook over low heat, crushing anchovies slightly with a fork and stirring until flavors are blended, 10-15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.

To serve, arrange vegetables on a platter and put anchovy garlic sauce into a warm bowl so that each guest can dip vegetables & grissini into the sauce.

Recipe credit: Dr. Sheri & Giovanni Gaudio, Gaudio Culinary, Fairplay, CA