Cafe Flora Macadamia Roasted Garlic Spread

Use this as a sauce over ravioli (vegie, not cheesy ravioli) or spread it on crostini.

ingredients:

• 1 large head of garlic
• 1/2 cup olive oil, plus 1 tblspoon
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, preferably unsalted, toasted.
• salt

directions:

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. roast the garlic.  break up the bulb into cloves. toss with olive oil to coat. put in small baking dish and cover with foil.  roast in oven until soft, about 30 minutes. set aside to cool.
3. puree garlic and add cooled macadamia nuts to food processor.  give six or seven 1-second pulses until wet and crumbly.
4. scrape down sides of processor.  then, with motor running, add 1/2 cup olive oil until full incorporated.  add salt to taste.