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Roasted garlic

How to roast garlic

Sunita Mena
A whole head of garlic is halved, drizzled with olive oil, wrapped in foil and roasted. And what comes out of the oven are these soft, juicy and flavoursome cloves that can just be squeezed out. It can be used in a variety of dishes such as soups, pastas, dips etc
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course baking

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole head of garlic
  • 2 tsp olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Halve the head of garlic horizontally.
  • Place both halves on a piece of foil, cut side up.
  • Drizzle the olive oil over the garlic halves.
  • Pinch and seal the edges of the foil to form a parcel.
  • Place the parcel in a baking bowl or tray.
  • Place the bowl/tray in the centre of the pre heated oven and bake for 30-40 minutes or till the cloves are lightly brown and feel soft when pressed.
  • Allow the garlic to cool a little.
  • Squeeze out the cloves and use as desired in recipes that call for roasted garlic.

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Keyword baking, garlic, roasted garlic