Categories: Healthy, Dairy-Free* substitute water for the milk, Gluten-Free, Season: winter Bagna cauda means "hot bath" in Italian and is a dip for vegetables. Bagna cauda is seemingly a controversial dish which few should like as it is made with anchovies and garlic. My husband was appalled that I made this for a dinner party so I added a bowl of olive oil and salt and pepper to turn it into a pinzimonio to hedge my bets. Luckily it turned out to be everyone’s favourite dish with the olive oil alternative ignored. The traditional way of making bagna cauda is to slow stir it over a low flame until the anchovies and garlic melt into the oil. I find that the fail-safe way is to blend them first before heating them so they don’t clump and are perfectly distributed. Leftover bagna cauda can be stored sealed in the fridge. The leftover spoonfuls can be heated with eggs and scrambled, added to tomato passata with olives and capers and tossed with pasta to make a puttanesca, tossed with boiled agretti or used to cook broccoli or broccoli and pasta.