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Pickled garlic may sound like an acquired taste, but you might find yourself repeatedly reaching for the jar. Unlike raw garlic, which has a spicy, sharp flavor, garlic that's pickled in vinegar becomes mellow and even slightly sweet. You can eat it raw or add it to meals for a burst of unique flavor. Try it with whatever you're eating—you might be pleasantly surprised with an original flavor combination!

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Eat the pickled garlic straight out of the jar.

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  1. If you're like most people who enjoy pickled garlic, you might like snacking on it straight out of the jar. [1]
    • There's no need to heat or cook it since it's already soft and flavorful.
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Toss it with sautéed vegetables for a bold acidic kick.

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  1. Watermark wikiHow to Eat Pickled Garlic
    Instead of cooking vegetables with freshly minced garlic, give them a deeper, rich flavor with pickled garlic. Just chop up a few pickled garlic cloves and add it to vegetables like: [2]
    • Green beans
    • Bell peppers
    • Broccoli or Brussels sprouts
    • Cauliflower
    • Onions
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Add pickled garlic to a charcuterie board.

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  1. If you're serving a charcuterie or snack board to guests, set out a variety of flavors so people can find taste combinations they enjoy. Put out a small bowl of pickled garlic to complement the sausage, cheese, or crackers. [3]
    • Want to make the garlic even fancier? Drizzle a little high-quality extra-virgin olive oil over the cloves to bring out the slightly sweet flavor of the garlic.
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Mix it into pasta salads or stir-fries.

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  1. Watermark wikiHow to Eat Pickled Garlic
    The garlic gives a boost of flavor to ingredients that are usually pretty bland on their own and it tastes great in a variety of cuisines. [4]
    • For example, stir pickled garlic into stir-fried rice, a vegetable curry, or a creamy alfredo sauce.
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Try pickled garlic on sandwiches, hot dog, and hamburgers.

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  1. Watermark wikiHow to Eat Pickled Garlic
    Pickled garlic is a great topping for paninis, hamburgers, or your favorite sandwich. They're not as sharp as onions, but they give a zippy flavor.
    • Pickled garlic is wonderful on pizza, too!
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Serve pickled garlic with grilled meat and seafood.

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    The next time you toss steaks or pork chops on the grill set out a bowl of pickled garlic. The tangy flavor complements smoky meat and adds a little kick of garlic. This also makes it great for mild seafood dishes like cod, halibut, or rockfish. [5]
    • If you're adding barbecue sauce to your grilled meat, stir a few chopped cloves of garlic into it before basting the meat.
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Mash the garlic and spread it on toast.

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  1. Watermark wikiHow to Eat Pickled Garlic
    Garlic bread made with fresh garlic cloves, herbs, and salt, can be really sharp—especially if you're using raw garlic that's started to sprout. If you prefer a mellow flavor, mash a few pickled garlic cloves and spread it on toast instead of using fresh garlic.
    • Serve your garlic toast with a fresh garden salad that you've garnished with pickled garlic cloves.
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Stir it into spaghetti sauce to add a slightly zippy flavor.

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  1. Watermark wikiHow to Eat Pickled Garlic
    Chop the garlic cloves and simmer it in your spaghetti sauce until the sauce absorbs the flavor. Don't be afraid to add lots of garlic since this is the base for a lot of Italian dishes.
    • Use your garlic-flavored spaghetti sauce to make lasagna or spaghetti and meatballs, for instance.
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Garnish cocktails with a few cloves of pickled garlic.

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  1. Try it in your next martini or Bloody Mary, for instance. You can even substitute garlic brine for the olive brine in a dirty martini. [6]
    • If you like a spicy Bloody Mary, use garlic cloves that were pickled with hot peppers.
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Make a pickled garlic salad dressing.

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  1. Watermark wikiHow to Eat Pickled Garlic
    Start by vigorously whisking about 3 parts of extra-virgin olive oil with 1 part of brine from the pickled garlic jar. Then, taste the dressing and add as much salt and pepper as you like before you toss it with salad greens. [7]
    • You don't have to add the pickled garlic itself unless you want an even stronger garlic flavor.

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