Roasted Garlic Recipe

squared off image of roasted garlic in foil

5 from 1 vote

Roasted Garlic is one of the most simple (and most flavorful) condiments you can make! You need only TWO ingredients - garlic and olive oil, 5 minutes of prep and 40 minutes in the oven. When done, use it in sauces, as a spread, and to add rich garlic flavor to just about anything.

Prep Time5

Cook Time45

Total Time50

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings:

Calories: 35kcal

Author: Lyuba Brooke

Equipment

aluminum foil
baking sheet

Ingredients

whole garlic bulb as many as you'd like to make
1 tsp olive oil about 1/2-1 tsp per bulb

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Instructions

Remember: Do NOT peel and separate the garlic bulbs! In order to make roasted garlic, the bulbs need to be intact. Shed away the sheer, loose outer layers of papery skin, but do not dismember the bulb as a whole.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. You can roast as many garlic bulbs as you wish, just roast them individually wrapped. You will need aluminum foil squares, each square big enough to wrap the bulb.
Clear the very outer, sheer layers of of the garlic bulb but leave the thicker inner skin on. Keep the bulb intact.
Slice off tips from garlic cloves on the bulb, just a little, about 1/4 inch.
Place each individual garlic bulb in a middle on an aluminum foil square.
Drizzle about a teaspoon of olive oil over the top of the bulb and wrap the bulb in foil.
Place wrapped garlic bulbs onto a roasting pan and bake for 40-45 minutes.
Let the bulbs cool down before using.
Important: Do NOT store roasted garlic at room temperature! Storing instructions are in the notes.

Notes

Store in the Refrigerator: If you plan to use it in less than a week, you can store roasted garlic in a zip-top food storage bag or an airtight container.

To store it in the Refrigerator for Longer: place the bulbs into a glass jar or another food storage container and add enough olive oil to cover it. Make sure to refrigerate it! This will help keep it fresh for about 2 weeks.

Freezing: You can also store roasted garlic, whether it's in oil or not, in the freezer. If you do store it in the freezer, make sure to use tempered glass or a freezer friendly food storage container. You can freeze it in oil or without oil, in the skin or taken out of skin. Frozen, it should last for up to a year.

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