How to Roast Garlic

How do you turn garlic into something delicious? ROAST IT!

It’s oh so delicious… I promise! And it’s simple too!

To roast garlic, all you need is a drizzle of olive oil and an oven.

When roasted and baked in the oven, garlic becomes a beautiful, creamy, nutty and guilt-free spreadable treat. It makes a wonderful substitute for butter on bread and can be added to purred vegetable dips as well.

So heat up the oven and enjoy this roasted recipe today!

Here’s how to roast garlic:

Ingredients:

• 1 or more heads of garlic
• 1-2 tsp. olive oil
• 
Aluminum foil
• Optional: Sea salt for serving

Instructions:

1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees
2. Use your fingers to peel away all the loose, papery, outer layers around the head of garlic. Leave the head itself intact with all the cloves connected.
3. Trim about 1/4 inch off the top of the head of garlic to expose the tops of the garlic cloves.
4. Drizzle 1 to 2 teaspoons of olive oil over the exposed surface of the garlic, letting the oil sink down into the cloves.
5. Wrap the garlic aluminum foil and roast in the oven for 40 minutes.
6. After 40 minutes, begin checking the garlic.
7. The garlic is done when a center clove is completely soft when pierced with a paring knife. Even once soft, you can continue roasting until deeply golden for a more caramelized flavor — check the garlic every 10 minutes.
8. Exact roasting time will depend on the size of your garlic, the variety, and its age.

• Use or store the garlic: Let the garlic cool slightly, and then serve. Press on the bottom of a clove to push it out of its paper. Roasted garlic can also be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks or frozen for up to 3 months to use it in your cooking.