Definitely has a bit of heat!
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So I’ve always been slightly curious about the Costco Culinary Treasures Roasted Garlic & Chili Aioli. I’m a huge sweet potato fry fan and I love the dipping sauce you get at restaurants. At home sweet potato fries just aren’t the same with ketchup so I was excited to try this out!
Cost
The aioli comes in a two-pack and each bottle is 750 ml. I paid $7.99 Canadian for the two-pack. Not overly expensive at all for such a large quantity of aioli that I’ll probably never use up!
Convenience
So when I bought this initially I was pretty close minded and thought it would only work for sweet potato fries. However after trying it I’ve decided there’s quite a few ways you could use this aioli. On sandwiches, burgers, for dipping fries or chicken wings or even as a veggie dip! I bet there’s a ton more ways you can use it that I’m not even thinking about. The best before date is about six months from the date I purchased the aioli. Once opening you need to refrigerate the aioli.
Nutrition
One tablespoon is 100 calories, 11 grams of fat, 85 mg of sodium, 0 grams of fibre, sugar and protein and one gram of carbohydrates. The ingredients list is pretty much what I would expect to see until I got to the end of the ingredients list. I’m not quite sure what calcium disodium edta is?
Taste
Honest review. My husband and I are divided on the taste. I was NOT expecting it to be so spicy/hot! For some reason I decided to forget about the “chili” part and found the heat a little too much and overpowering. My husband on the other hand loves the heat and thinks this aioli is delicious. I wish it was slightly less spicy so the garlic flavor came through a bit more but it does taste pretty much like a spicy garlic sauce. I must admit I’m a bit of a wimp when it comes to spice but if you’re like me you also might find this a little much. If you’re a heat fan and appreciate garlic I bet you’ll really enjoy this aioli.
I have enough Culinary Treasures Roasted Garlic & Chili Aioli from Costco to last me quite a while so I probably won’t be repurchasing it anytime soon! My husband really enjoyed it with the McCain Sweet Potato Fries from Costco but I found it a little bit too spicy.
Cost: 9/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 2/10
Taste: 6.5/10
Are you an aioli fan? Any other ideas on how to use this?
It’s a common food preservative to prevent things like mayo, pickles and salad dressings from going rancid. It’s also a medication used in chelation therapy to filter out lead or other poisons from the blood.
http://foodconstrued.com/2011/12/calcium-disodium-edta/
Going to have to try this .. I have a friend who loves spicy so can share as I will never get through two bottles!! Looks very good!
It’s also really good on the Morningstar black bean & Chipotle burgers!
This mayonnaise is a must for hamburgers and yam fries. I wouldn’t use them for anything else though, not even sandwiches.
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Hi. I love this aioli too but I cut it with a bit of sour cream or mayo so that it’s not quite so spicy. Hope this helps.
I like this but not nearly as much as the culinary treasures chipotle aioli they use to carry … I wish they’d bring it back!
I smother chicken breasts and bake them in the oven, a favorite at our house. Also use it to dip our fries.
I bet you could use it to make really yummy coleslaw dressing! Or like the Hellman’s mayo chicken parmesan, substituting the Mayo https://www.hellmanns.com/us/en/recipes/parmesan-crusted-chicken-recipe.html