Roasted garlic

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Roasted garlic

This simple recipe is an excellent base in preparation for pasta, meat sauces, dressings or marinades. Excellent on grilled bread to make bruschetta or garlic bread au gratin. Use this base for soups or to make our homemade hummus. Ideas are unlimited with roasted garlic.

Roasted garlic

By John Bases Print
Details
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Servings or yield: 4 to 6 portions of garlic bread or Bruschetta
Difficulty level: Easy
Ingredients
2 garlic bulb
Extra virgin olive oil

Preparation

Preheat oven at 200˚F.

Cut garlic bulbs in 2 and place on aluminium paper, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Close the aluminium paper, dispose on a oven plate, place in the center of oven and cook about 40 minutes.

Remove from oven. Verify if garlic is soft and loose.

Take garlic out of skin with a fork and place on a small plate. Mash with a fork to make a puree. Transfer in a small bowl and add about 3 tablespoons of olive oil and emulsify well.

For garlic bread or bruschetta, spread on grilled bread. Add your choice of topping and serve.

Tips, Tricks + Culinary ideas

Idea Add to your homemade hummus.

Preparation steps

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1 - Preheat oven at 200˚F. Cut garlic bulbs in 2.

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2 - Place on aluminium paper, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

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3 - Close the aluminium paper.

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4 - Dispose on a oven plate.

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5 - Place in the center of oven and cook about 40 minutes.

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6 - Remove from oven. Verify if garlic is soft and loose.

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7 - Take garlic out of skin with a fork. Pace on a small plate.

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8 - Mash with a fork to make a puree.

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9 - Transfer in a small bowl and add about 3 tablespoons of olive oil.

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10 - Emulsify well. Use for garlic bread, bruschetta, homemade humous...

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