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Oven Roasted Garlic
Roasting garlic transforms garlic cloves into soft, caramelized, spreadable garlic. The flavor is mellow and light.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 large whole garlic
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Trim the top ¼ inch off the top of each head of garlic.
- 2
Place the garlic cut-side up on a piece of foil large enough to wrap the garlic, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt. Nestle the garlic in the foil in a small baking dish and fold the foil over the garlic.
- 3
Roast for 40 to 60 minutes or until the cloves are deep golden brown and tender.
- 4
Serve the roasted garlic with a spoon or knife to remove the cloves from the head to spread on crostini, or in other recipe ssuch as mashed potatoes.