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How to Roast Garlic
Learn how to roast garlic in the oven, easy and quick! Roasted garlic will add layers of delightful nutty and mellow flavor to your recipes.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
10
servings
Calories:
8 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
European, American
Ingredients
For the roasted garlic:
- 2 garlic big heads
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper
Instructions
Roast the garlic
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C or 400 °F. Cut the tips off the head, exposing the ends of the cloves, so that it's easier for you to peel them later.
- Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and black pepper and wrap each head in a piece of aluminum foil.
- Roast for 35-40 minutes until tender and aromatic. Let it cool and peel. Store it in a glass container or jar with olive oil in the fridge for up to 10 days.
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Notes
- One of the best ways to use roasted garlic is to make a roasted garlic sauce that you can use for salads, casseroles, buddha bowls, pasta, veggies or any dishes that you’d normally add mayo to.
- 200 °C or 400 °F. Let cool and transfer to a jar together with the oil.
- To roast the garlic, cut the tips off the head, exposing the ends of the cloves, so that it’s easier for you to peel them later.
- Store the roasted garlic cloves in olive oil in the fridge for up to 10 days or in the freezer for several months.
- Add roasted garlic to a variety of dishes: pasta, rice, buckwheat, soups, any type of vegetable or grain-based side dishes, dips and sauces. Spread it on bread or crackers as an appetizer. You can even eat it plain.
- One of the best ways to use roasted garlic is to make a roasted garlic sauce that you can use for salads, casseroles, buddha bowls, pasta, veggies or any dishes that you’d normally add mayo to.
- As an alternative to roasting a whole bulb of garlic, you can roast individual garlic cloves in olive oil. Place them in a baking dish and cover with oil completely. Roast for 30-35 minutes under 200 °C or 400 °F. Let cool and transfer to a jar together with the oil.
- Alternatively, you can cook individual cloves on the stove in olive oil over low heat. They will be ready in 30-35 minutes when golden and fragrant.
- Olive oil can be substituted for sesame oil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
8kcal
(0%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
2mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
1mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 8
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 8kcal | 0% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 2mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.