How To Roast Garlic
A detailed step by step showing how to make a head, or two or three, of roasted garlic.
Servings 1 garlic head
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 head garlic
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- sprinkle kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Cut the very top off the head of garlic, exposing all the individual cloves inside.
- Tear about a 6"x6" piece of foil. Place the garlic cut side up on the center of the foil.
- Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt and optionally add cracked black pepper or fresh herbs.
- Place on a sheet pan or in a muffin tin cup.
- Roast for about 40-50 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, when it is cool enough to handle, squeeze the garlic onto a plate or on the sheet pan. Make sure none of the garlic shells came out with the garlic before using in a recipe.
- Roasted garlic can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Or can be frozen for up to 6 months.
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