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Roasted garlic is delicious and simple to make. It adds creamy, garlicky goodness to recipes like spinach dip, roasted butternut squash soup, and more.

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How to Roast Garlic

Roasted garlic is an easy recipe that only takes a few minutes to prep.

However, roasted garlic is so versatile and delicious that you want to add it to soups, sauces, dips, etc.

Roasted Garlic Ingredients

Garlic bulb – Look for fresh garlic bulbs without spots or green.

Olive oil – Olive oil adds a nutty green olive finish. Use extra virgin olive oil for the best flavor.

Salt and Pepper – Add fresh ground salt and pepper to enhance the flavor.

Thyme (fresh) – Thyme adds a warm, sweet, peppery flavor. You can substitute for another fresh herb or omit the fresh herbs.

Roasted garlic ingredients

Roasting Supplies

Clay garlic roaster

Salt and pepper grinder

Foil

pouring oil over garlic heads

Cut off the top (the end without roots) ¼ inch of the garlic bulb to expose just the tips of the cloves.

Place the prepared garlic bulbs in a clay garlic roaster or tin foil.

Garlic in foil with herbs and oil

Place fresh herbs on the garlic bulbs, then season with salt and pepper

tin foil lined pan with foil wrapped garlic
Roasted garlic in foil

If using a clay roaster, place the lid on the dish, but if using the foil method, wrap the garlic bulb with foil and place it on a baking dish.

garlic in a clay roaster

Bake for 40 to 55 minutes.

While the garlic is still warm, it is wonderful to spread on toast for a quick treat.

Roasted garlic on toast

How to Store Roasted Garlic

Store cooled and peeled roasted garlic in a jar or air-tight container topped with olive oil in the refrigerator for up to four days. For extended storage, place peeled garlic cloves in a freezer container and freeze for up to six months.

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Three roasted blubs of garlic

Roasted Garlic

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 10 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Bulb garlic
  • 2 teaspoons Olive oil
  • 1 sprig of fresh thyme
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat a 350 degrees F.
  • Cut off the top (the end without roots) ¼ inch of the garlic bulb to expose just the tips of the cloves.
  • Place the prepared garlic bulbs in a clay garlic roaster or in tin foil.
  • Place fresh herbs on the garlic bulbs, then season with salt and pepper
  • If using a clay roaster, place the lid on the dish, but if using the foil method, wrap the garlic bulb with foil and place it on a baking dish.
  • Bake for 40 to 55 minutes.

Notes

Roasted garlic can be used instead of fresh garlic for most recipes. It is easier to digest and adds a warm creaminess to mashed potatoes, soups, dips, etc.

Nutrition

Calories: 10kcalCarbohydrates: 0.2gProtein: 0.03gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 0.1mgPotassium: 2mgFiber: 0.03gSugar: 0.004gVitamin A: 6IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 0.03mg
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