Black Garlic and Cheesy Smash Recipe

  I was recently asked if I would like to try some Basaljo Black Garlic.  I quite like garlic and I was immediately intrigued . . .  black garlic. It sounded quite interesting!  I was game to try it! I like to try new things (within reason) and from what I had read about black garlic, it sounded like something we would enjoy. So what exactly is Black From Wikepedia:  Black garlic is a type of "caramelized" garlic (in reality, browned by the Maillard reaction rather than truly caramelized) first used as a food ingredient in Asian cuisine. It is made by heating whole bulbs of garlic (Allium sativum) over the course of several weeks, a process that results in black The garlic came, already peeled in a plastic pot. It looked a…