Roasted garlic is one of the best ways to boost flavor in your favorite recipes. It’s super easy to do, and the rewards are endless! Even if you’ve never done it before, I will show you How To Roast Garlic and how easy it is.
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Some of the most simple things in life are the best, and roasted garlic slathered on crunchy bread is at the top of my list! Roasting garlic in the oven is ridiculously easy and can be used in many dishes. Here’s the thing, Y’all: When you roast garlic, it becomes rich, buttery, and sweet, thanks to the natural sugars caramelizing in the oven. This magical transformation gives roasted garlic a complex, comforting taste that’s hard to beat.
Why Make Roasted Garlic
- It adds SO much flavor to any dish, like mashed potatoes, pasta, and more.
- It’s super easy to do with just a little aluminum foil.
- Elevated flavor! You can make a few garlic heads at a time and use them throughout the week.
What You Need To Roast Garlic
- Garlic – Garlic comes in two main forms – softneck and hardneck. Softneck is common at the store, has smaller cloves, and a longer shelf life. Hardneck is more flavorful and has larger cloves but a shorter shelf life. Hardneck has a noticeable stem rising out of it so when I see it, I buy it because I love the strong garlic flavor!
- Oil – Olive oil or avocado oil is best for this.
- Salt and pepper—You can always add other seasonings, but I find salt and pepper perfect.
- Tin foil – This is what the garlic will be wrapped in.
How To Make Roasted Garlic
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut off the top of the raw garlic bulb, making sure to cut into all cloves.
- Place the whole head of garlic on a piece of tin foil. Drizzle olive oil over the garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Wrap and twist the foil around the garlic bulb, making a foil packet, and place it directly on the oven rack.
- Roast for 45 to 50 minutes. Then let cool for 1 hour. Hold the whole bulb and squeeze out the garlic cloves to use it.
To Roast Individual Cloves
- Peel individual cloves of garlic and place them in foil. Drizzle with oil and spices, and then roast them at 400 degrees.
- Roast for 30-40 minutes.
Questions And Answers
You can burn it, but it must be roasted just the right amount of time. The longer you roast it, the more flavor you get. 45-50 minutes is perfect.
You can keep roasted garlic cloves in the fridge in an airtight container submerged in oil for up to 4 days. I like to do this in a mason jar.
You can first freeze individual cloves on a baking tray and then transfer them to an airtight container. You can also mash and freeze the roasted garlic in ice cube trays. It will keep for up to 3 months.
Ways To Use Oven Roasted Garlic
Oven-roasted garlic can be smeared on bread, mixed into this Pizza Pull-Apart Bread, or added to Spinach Artichoke Pull-Apart Bread. It can also be used to make Instant Pot Garlic Noodles, Roasted Garlic Hummus, or Homemade Greek Salad Dressing.
More Cooking “How To” Resources
- How To Cook Bacon In The Oven
- How To Make Red Wine Vinegar
- How To Toast Pecans
- How To Make Turkey Gravy
- How To Make Balsamic Reduction
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Ingredients
- 1 bulb of garlic – firm to the touch
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- sheets of tin foil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut off top of garlic bulb making sure that you cut into all cloves.
- Place bulb on a piece of tin foil.
- Drizzle olive oil over the garlic.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Twist foil around the garlic clove and place on oven rack.
- Roast for 45 to 50 minutes.
- Let cool for 1 hour.
- To use, hold the whole bulb and squeeze out the garlic cloves.
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Donya Mullins
Thanks y'all! I've learned that the best thing is to roast a few bulbs at a time, use whatever that night and then keep the rest in the fridge. I have found so many dishes that roasted garlic is the perfect addition to.
The Happy Whisk
Roasted garlic is truly a wonderful thing.
Num, num, num.
Much Ado About Somethin
My mouth is watering already! Looks amazing – we're going to have to try this soon!