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READY IN 25 mins

Roasted Garlic

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"I love garlic! It's so easy to roast, and there are so many different ways to do it. It's great when spread on crackers or bread, or mixed into hummus, pasta sauce or just about anything else!" — CONI67

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1 medium head garlic

2 tablespoons olive oil

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Directions

Method 1: Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (125 degrees C). Slice 1/4 inch off top of garlic bulb. Place in a small baking dish and drizzle with olive oil. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until outside is lightly browned and garlic cloves are soft. When cool enough to touch, squeeze each clove to extract softened garlic.
Method 2: Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (125 degrees C). Peel each garlic clove. Place in a single layer in a small baking dish and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 15 minutes, until garlic is soft.

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PREP 5 mins
COOK 20 mins
READY IN 25 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

May 19, 2008

Excellent ideas, Garlic is sooo good when eroasted. I use the microwave, a glass measuring cup a handful of peeled Garlic cloves, pick off the woody part , cover with small microwave safe dish. 1-2 min on high power. Olive oil is good also with this or just plain. Stick with tooth pick and enjoy. On the grill. Put peeled Garlic cloves into a small foil baking pan, drizzle with your favorite oil, sprinkle some Italian seasoning (salt free). Wrap in foil, set on grill near fire. Roast 5-10min. When adding meat to grill open foil and move to back of grill, garlic wil have a smokey flavor. Spread onto bread, or just pile ontop a fershly grilled steak, slab of fish, pork, chicken.

—MEK

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Aug 10, 2003

I have bad luck with baked/roasted garlic it seems. With this one, I dont think the little garlic had nearly enough time to cook. It took forever to get the garlic soft. After about 50 mintues, I took it out and it -was- tasty! I guess I'll just have to raise the temp. slightly and let it cook for more time. Thanks!

—Christina

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Aug 10, 2003

this was delicious! We spread it on toasted bread and on pizza dough before making pizza. One suggestion: The time amount is WAY off. It needs about 45 minutes in the oven to get a soft, clove and mild, sweet flavor.

—STEFANIE30

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Jan 04, 2008

I thought it turned out great, after I cooked it twice as long. I took a few and mashed it with butter, pepper, and garlic salt and added a little to popcorn. It was actually verrryy good. Also, I know an easy way to get the garlic stench off your hands: rinse your hands under cool water while rubbing a metal utensil (butter knife or spoon). Sounds silly, but I swear it works!

—amydoll

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Dec 16, 2003

Who knew this was so easy?? I used my roasted garlic in the "Garlic Mashed Potatoes Secret Recipe" instead of raw garlic - to die for!! You could definitely get away with alot less oil! Really terrific to know how to do this!

—LISAKP71

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Jun 28, 2008

The time was way off for me too. I ended up slow roasting it at 250 for about 50 minutes and it turned out soft and delicious. The timing depends on the size of garlic head you are using, so be sure to poke a clove with a toothpick at the minimum recommended time and every 5-7 minutes thereafter until it's as soft as you like it.

—Jax

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Sep 20, 2003

i just felt like the temperature wasn't high enough. after 20 minutes, the garlic didn't look cooked at all. i let it cook about 20 more minutes, and it still wasn't very roasted. i ate it anyway b/c i was tired of waiting. but next time, i think i'll try a much higher temperature.

—MEAUXJEAUX

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Jun 06, 2006

I normally use Method 1, but tried the 2nd methold this time. It worked very well. I didn't know that you can roast garlic this way. Thanks for the post.

—Momof2

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Nutrition

Calories
81 kcal
4%

Carbohydrates
4.6 g
1%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
6.8 g
10%

Fiber
0.3 g
1%

Protein
0.9 g
2%

Sodium
3 mg
< 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Roasted Garlic

Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 81
Calories from Fat: 61

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6.8g 10 %
Saturated Fat 0.9g 5 %
Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
Sodium 3mg < 1 %
Potassium 56mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrates 4.6g 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1 %
Protein 0.9g 2 %
Sugars 0.1g
Vitamin A < 1 %
Vitamin C 7 %
Calcium 3 %
Iron 3 %
Thiamin 3 %
Niacin 2 %
Vitamin B6 11 %
Magnesium 1 %
Folate < 1 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.