How to Roast Garlic

Garlic

 

Turn garlic into a creamy, decadent spread to serve at parties or as an anytime appetizer.

It’s incredibly easy to roast garlic.  Itserves as the perfect topper to a slice of toasted French bread. Garlic bulbs (heads of garlic) are made up of as many as 15 sections called cloves.

Ingredients and Tools

  • 1 to 4 bulbs garlic
  • 2 teaspoons olive or vegetable oil for each bulb
  • Salt and pepper, to taste, or any other seasonings desired
  • Sliced French bread, if desired
  • Knife
  • Cutting board
  • Foil
  • Pie plate or shallow baking dish
  • Wooden pick

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Peel paper-like skin from around each bulb of garlic, leaving just enough to hold garlic cloves together.
  2. Cut 1/4 to 1/2 inch slice from top of each bulb to expose cloves. Place cut side up on 12-inch square of foil.
  3. Drizzle 2 teaspoons oil over each bulb. Sprinkle with salt and pepper or desired seasonings. Wrap securely in foil. Place in a shallow baking dish. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until garlic is tender when pierced with a wooden pick or fork. Let stand until cool enough to handle.
  4. To serve, gently squeeze soft garlic out of cloves. Spread garlic on bread and enjoy!

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