Roasted garlic adds a sweet, mellow flavor to soups, dips, and pasta sauce. It’s a delicious addition to your recipes, and it lasts for a week in the refrigerator.
I love to cook with garlic. From homemade pasta salad to rosemary roasted potatoes to garlic spaghetti, garlic makes an appearance in many of my recipes.
If you aren’t a fan of the strong taste of raw garlic, you may want to try roasting it. We like to roast garlic in the oven and then spread it on toast. We roast a few heads of garlic at a time, because once we start eating it, we can’t stop! It’s awesome on a grilled cheese sandwich or tossed into your pasta.
You might be surprised at how super simple it is to make this flavorful ingredient. Read my tutorial and make a batch of this today to add to your favorite soup, dip, or salad.
Step by Step Instructions
- Slice the top off of a head of garlic. Place on parchment paper or foil, and drizzle olive oil over the top of the head of garlic.
- Close the foil or parchment and roast at 375 degrees F for 45-55 minutes.
Special Equipment
You will need to wrap the garlic in parchment paper or foil for roasting. That’s all the special equipment you need!
Serving Suggestions
Roasted garlic is delicious spread on toast, sandwiches, crackers, or vegetables. You can also mix it into soups, sauces, and mashed potatoes.
Storage and Freezing
This will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to one week.
You can also freeze roast garlic. Just mash it up and freeze the garlic paste in teaspoon or tablespoon sized portions. Store in freezer bags or freezer safe containers.
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Recipe
Easy Roasted Garlic.
Ingredients
- 3 heads of garlic
- 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut the tops of the heads of garlic, exposing the cloves.
- Discard the tops. Place garlic heads on foil and drizzle generously with olive oil.
- Close up the foil, making a little packet that keeps the garlic and oil sealed inside.
- Place the foil packets directly on the oven rack. Roast at 375 degrees F for about 45-55 minutes until golden brown and very soft.
- Once cool enough to handle, remove the garlic cloves. Spread on toast and enjoy!
Darryl
This is so good on fresh bread!
Jessica
Cool! I actually do the opposite thing- I toast some french bread and then rub raw garlic over it. more potent, but yummy!
megan lane
mm i love roasted garlic!! i actually roasted some last night to include in our enchiladas verdes.. they bring such amazing flavor!
Whimsical Winston
Wow! Love roasted garlic! Yummy! Sauteed mushrooms with garlic, lemon and butter. Gotta love good garlic press ;)
Thanks for sharing this recipe and how to.
Ruth
virginiamae
My daughter likes to take the skins off of the garlic – she’s a great helper.
My favorite non human kitchen helper would be the glass juicer from my Great Grandma.
Leigh-Ellen
Winter is long… garlic is good! That’s our motto here in Canada.
Meeling
LOVE roasted garlic!! It’s great on a baguette and my fave is when I make cioppino…the martha version is actually one of the bet versions too!!
third room studio
I am a garlic lover, both in food, and when I’m about to get sick – I just crush it and swallow it with water – nasty but effective!
Ren- Lady Of The Arts
Love garlic- recently wrote a post about it here:
http://ladyofthearts.blogspot.com/2011/04/garlic-roasted-garlic-health-benefits.html
have a great day!
Lori @ Studio Waterstone
Oh my, that sounds delicious and I’ve never tried it. Favorite kitchen tool? I’d have to say my salad spinner – best money I’ve spent to date.
Clare B
I went to a naturopath a few years ago who recommended raw garlic everyday. I just couldn’t quite do it – but I love cooking with it and always increase the amount when I’m getting sick :)
Krystal
my grandma is a firm believe in garlic pills :)