Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons water
• 3/4 cup coarse fresh bread crumbs (preferably from a baguette, crust removed)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

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Instructions

1. Pour water over bread crumbs in a bowl. Mash garlic to a paste with sea salt and cayenne using a mortar and pestle. Add moistened bread crumbs and mash into garlic paste.
2. Add oil in a slow stream, mashing and stirring vigorously with pestle until combined well.