How to Roast Garlic

I have said it before and I will say it again, and again, I am 100% obsessed with roasted garlic. Mastering how to roast garlic was one of the best things I have ever learnt how to do. This is an extremely versatile ingredient that can literally be added to almost any dish, giving it some extra health benefits, and loading it up with tons of extra flavor.

The taste of roasted garlic is well, garlicky, but at the same time it is sweet and soft. Raw garlic normally has an overpowering, pungent taste. But roasted garlic is toned down into a slightly sweet (almost caramely) tang, with mild garlic tones. It is absolutely divine and one of the many reasons I am obsessed with roasted garlic!

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Health benefits?

Of course.

There are many proven health benefits that come along with the common clove of garlic. It improves overall health and includes properties that help lower blood pressure, reduce bad cholesterol, and even help battle a common cold! 

Just another plus of this amazing ingredient!

Just a few ideas of what you can add roasted garlic to!

• Add into Mashed Potatoes. (Big fan of this one!)
• Spread roasted garlic on a slice of toasted bread with some butter, and serve as garlic bread.
• Add whole cloves of roasted garlic into a spaghetti or Alfredo sauce to put over pasta. 

Next you need to check out all of these roasted garlic recipes! (can you tell yet that this roasted garlic thing is an obsession?!)

• Roasted Garlic Butternut Squash Soup
• Roasted Garlic Thyme Aioli
• Sun-Dried Tomato and Roasted Garlic Baked Brie

How to prepare

Roasted garlic is one of the easiest things to prepare ever. Traditionally garlic is roasted by keeping the skin and cloves intact. That method is ok, but I much prefer this method.

In this method the skin and cloves are removed and peeled. By removing the skin and coating the cloves with olive oil, salt and pepper, the cloves get almost a caramel like coating on the edges, giving the garlic a much sweeter taste.

Then when the garlic is mashed up, all of the yummy salt and pepper is still coating the garlic and practically baked right in.

DROOL.

Bottom line is learning how to roast garlic should be at the top of any cooks to do list!

Step by Step Directions

Step One

Peel a whole head of garlic, and place on a small piece of aluminum foil.

Step Two

Coat the garlic cloves with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, salt and pepper.

Step Three

Gather the 4 corners of the aluminum foil and gather into a ball. Pinch the foil at the top to seal completely. Bake for 30 minutes.

Step Four

After the garlic is done baking, let it cool completely before opening the roasting packet.

Step Five

Open the package to reveal the roasted garlic cloves. Now you can either use the cloves whole or you can mash them up!

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