Manchego Cheese And Garlic Dogs
- 2 large heads of garlic, top 1/2 inch cut off
- 5 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1/2 cup diced drained roasted red peppers from jar
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- Coarse kosher salt
- 6 grilled hot dog buns or 2 1/2-inch-wide pieces ciabatta or pain rustique, cut to length of hot dogs and split lengthwise
- 6 grilled all-beef hot dogs
- 2 ounces Manchego cheese,* grated
- Sherry wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0F. Place each head of garlic, cut side up, in center of square of foil; drizzle each with 1 teaspoon oil. Enclose garlic in foil. Place packets on oven rack; roast until garlic is tender, about 45 minutes. Open packets; cool 15 minutes.
- Squeeze garlic cloves into small bowl. Mash enough roasted garlic to measure 1/4 cup (reserve remaining garlic for another use). Transfer 1/4 cup mashed garlic to bowl. Mix in 3 teaspoons oil, red peppers, and parsley. Season with coarse salt and pepper.
- Arrange buns on plates. Top each with grilled hot dog, then cheese, garlic relish, and drizzle of vinegar.
garlic, extravirgin olive oil, red peppers, parsley, kosher salt, buns, manchego cheese, sherry wine vinegar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/manchego-cheese-and-garlic-dogs-353786 (may not work)