Saffron Aïoli

• 2 teaspoons warm water
• 1/2 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and grated on the finest holes of your grater
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 large pasteurized egg yolks, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup pure olive oil
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Pinch of dried crushed red pepper
• Poached shrimp, hard-cooked eggs, boiled new potatoes, green beans, okra, and beets

1. Stir together 2 tsp. warm water and crumbled saffron threads.
2. Drape a kitchen towel over a small saucepan, and set a small metal bowl over it. Mash garlic and salt together in bowl; whisk in yolks and saffron mixture. Add oil, 1 tsp. at a time, whisking constantly. Add extra virgin olive oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly. (If mixture gets too stiff, add more water.) Stir in dried crushed red pepper. Serve with shrimp, eggs, and vegetables.

water, crumbled saffron threads, garlic, kosher salt, egg yolks, olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, red pepper, shrimp

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/saffron-aioli-4 (may not work)