Easy Oven Roasted Garlic

Garlic is one of those staple ingredients that can be thrown into almost anything to add a unique depth of flavor. These bulbous beauties are great for you and oh-so versatile. One of my favorite garlic transformations has to be the amazingness that happens when you roast a bulb of garlic. 

Roasting garlic is a really simple way to mellow the flavor, which in its raw form can be a bit overwhelming to some. The roasting process transforms the garlic into a creamy, smooth clove with a subtle, caramelized texture. 

You can leave the cloves whole and serve on a pizza or baked into bread. So good! Or use a fork to mash the cloves into some butter to make a velvety roasted garlic butter or you could infuse with some olive oil and crushed red pepper for a spicy roasted garlic oil that goes perfect with some toasty bread.

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Easy Oven Roasted Garlic

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Roasting in the oven transforms the taste of pungent fresh garlic into velvety smooth cloves, bursting with a mellow caramelized flavor. Perfect for blending with butter or oil, delicious on pizza & crusty bread!

Ingredients:

• Garlic, whole head
• Olive Oil
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F 
2. Slice the top off of a whole head of garlic, slightly exposing the tips of the cloves. 
3. On top of a piece of foil, coat garlic with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. 
4. Loosely wrap garlic in foil and roast for 40 minutes. 
5. Once cool, gently squeeze the base of the garlic and the cloves will slide out.

Notes:

Roast one or several bulbs of garlic at once, either by individually wrapping or by placing closely packed in a baking dish, covering tightly with foil. Leave cloves whole and serve on a pizza or baked into bread! Use a fork to mash the cloves into butter for a velvety roasted garlic butter! Infuse with olive oil and crushed red pepper for a spicy roasted garlic oil that goes perfect with toasty bread.

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