VIDEO: How to make garlic paste

Photo: The Splendid Table Cooks with Francis Lam

The secret to making garlic paste? Keep chopping (and add a little salt).

[Ed. note: Make it a part of this Warm White Bean Salad with Fragrant Garlic and Rosemary.]

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Francis Lam

Francis Lam is the host of The Splendid Table. He is the former Eat columnist for The New York Times Magazine and is Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at Clarkson Potter. He graduated first in his class at the Culinary Institute of America and has written for numerous publications. Lam lives with his family in New York City.