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How to Roast Garlic

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How to roast garlic

We’re going back to basics today where I show you how to roast garlic in the oven.

Garlic bulbs, plus a few cloves on a gray background with bottle of olive, baking sheet and blue towel

Why Roast Garlic?

I remember one of the first times I (knowingly) ate roasted garlic. It was at the salad bar at Whole Foods. I put a few cloves on my salad, and I was shocked how much I loved it.

It reminds me somewhat of caramelized onions in that doesn’t have that harsh taste that raw garlic does. It is way more mellow, almost sweet. And super delicious!

Apparently it is easier to digest too. So if you have issues eating raw garlic, you might want to give roasted garlic a try.

How to Use Roasted Garlic

You can put the whole cloves in salad or other dishes like I did. Also, you can make a paste that is great in salad dressings, sauces, roasted garlic hummus, etc.

You can also mix some with butter to make the best garlic bread you’ve ever had.

How to Roast Garlic in the Oven

First, cut the top off a bulb of garlic. I leave the skin on, by the way.

Cutting top of garlic bulb on wooden cutting board

Next, I stack a sheet of aluminum foil on bottom, then a sheet of parchment (to reduce aluminum exposure, if you care about that sort of thing), then the garlic bulb, cut side up. I drizzle with a little olive oil.

Drizzling olive oil on cut garlic bulb for making roasted garlic

Then I add a pinch of salt. The Himalayan pink salt is a current favorite of mine, but any salt you choose will work.👍🏻

Prepping garlic bulb with salt and oil for making roasted garlic

Then I wrap the parchment paper around it. Since the parchment paper won’t stay in place by itself, I use the foil to hold it together. You can use foil only, if you wish.

How to roast garlic in foil wrapping the garlic in aluminum foil

Then I bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees until soft and brown, about 40 minutes. Heads up: Watch for steam as you open up the foil and parchment!

Roasted garlic cooked in parchment and aluminum foil

Your house will smell amazing at this point. If you have housemates, they may mosey into the kitchen to see what delicious creation you are making.😆

Be sure and let the garlic cool at least 15 minutes or more before you try to handle it. To get it out, all you have to do is give it a good squeeze. I use a little mason jar to store mine.

Squeezing roasted garlic into mason jar

Be sure and get out all the garlic. You don’t want to waste any of that delicious golden, mellow garlic goodness. You can just use your hands to free any stubborn cloves. Trust me, it’s worth it.

Your roasted garlic is ready to use! If you need to store it, cover it in olive oil and place it in the fridge for up to a month.

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How to Roast Garlic

How to roast garlic in the oven - great in salads, salad dressings, sauces, dips, hummus, garlic bread, etc. Basic, but such a handy trick to know!

Course Basics
Cuisine American
Keyword how to make roasted garlic, how to roast garlic
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cooling time 15 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings 12 cloves
Calories 3 kcal
Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

  • 1 bulb garlic (about 12 cloves, give or take)
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil plus more for storage, if desired
  • pinch salt

Instructions

  1. Cut the top of the garlic, exposing the cloves inside.

  2. Drizzle the exposed cloves with oil, plus a little pinch of salt.

  3. Wrap in foil or parchment + foil to secure, if you aluminum exposure is a concern for you. You can use foil only if you wish.

  4. Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees until soft and golden, about 40 minutes.

  5. Watch out for steam when opening the foil and/or parchment! Let cool, until you can handle the garlic without burning yourself, at least 15 minutes. 

  6. Squeeze to remove the roasted garlic.
  7. Store in a small container in the refrigerator, and cover with more olive oil. Good for up to a month.

Recipe Notes

Use in salads, sauces, hummus, as spread mixed with butter for garlic bread.

You can use immediately. Any cloves you do not use immediately, store covered in olive oil in the refrigerator for up to a month.

Nutrition Facts
How to Roast Garlic
Amount Per Serving
Calories 3
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    January 29, 2019 at 12:39 pm

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