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Perfect Roasted Garlic Cloves

Published: Jan 10, 2021 · Modified: Jan 15, 2024 by Tristin Rieken · Leave a Comment

Perfect Roasted Garlic Cloves is a great simple technique for creamy roasted garlic, without stickiness or waste.

Perfect Roasted Garlic Cloves is a simple technique for creamy roasted garlic, without stickiness or waste by making roasted garlic with individual cloves. roasted garlic | easy roasted garlic recipe | no food waste
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Roasted garlic recipe

This perfect garlic recipe is a basic kitchen staple. Once you learn this method for how to roast garlic cloves you will find so many ways to use roasted garlic. You can swirl roasted garlic into sauces, spread it on pizza, use it for garlic mashed potatoes and so much more!

perfect roasted garlic recipe

Ingredients

  • Garlic – the freshest garlic will yield the most flavorful roasted garlic, look for a nice dense bulb with crisp, juicy cloves. Garlic that is past it’s prime will be light and dried out. Unlike other techniques this roasted garlic recipe can be made with individual cloves although roasting a head or two at a time is always suggested.
fresh purple garlic cloves and head
  • Optional: salt, herbs and a drizzle of oil are recommended but it can be roasted without oil or any other seasonings.

Step by step instructions

Refined over the years this garlic roasting technique yields the same toasty, buttery heads of garlic but with no mess or waste! Save yourself the headache of sticky, papery peel covered fingers. And also make sure you’re able to use every last piece of garlic with this easy method!

  1. Rub off papery outer peel of the garlic head and break apart into individual cloves without removing the peel from the clove.
  2. Trim each clove at the root end.
  3. Wrap in foil, drizzle with oil and sprinkle salt and fresh or dried herbs.
roasted garlic and rosemary
  1. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven until soft, about an hour.
  2. Open pouch and let cool.
  3. Then squeeze each clove gently at the untrimmed end and watch the as the garlic easily slides out without leaving any sticky papery peels on your fingers!
  4. Enjoy!

How to use

The uses for roasted garlic are endless.

  • Spread roasted garlic cloves onto homemade pizza, burgers or sandwiches.
  • Swirl garlic into sauces and soups and mashed potatoes.
  • Use roasted garlic as the base for dips.
  • Add to frittatas or smear on avocado toast.
  • Place some roasted garlic cloves on your next charcuterie or cheese board.
  • Add to compound butter to use for all sorts of dishes, including oysters!
  • Roll up into savory homemade stuffed rolls.
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How to store

Store roasted garlic refrigerated up to 7 days.

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Perfect Roasted Garlic Cloves is a simple technique for creamy roasted garlic, without stickiness or waste by making roasted garlic with individual cloves. roasted garlic | easy roasted garlic recipe | no food waste

Perfect Roasted Garlic Cloves

Perfect Roasted Garlic Cloves is a great simple technique for creamy roasted garlic, without stickiness or waste.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour
Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Course: Condiment
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 20kcal
Author: Tristin Rieken

Ingredients

  • 20 cloves garlic from about 2 heads of garlic
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil or any oil of your choice
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Separate head of garlic into individual cloves. Rub off any papery skin but do not completely peel the cloves. Trim the end off the stem end of each clove.
    20 cloves garlic
  • Place cloves in the center of a small square of foil, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, add herbs and gather up into a pouch.
    2 teaspoons canola oil, 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, salt
  • Bake directly on the oven rack until soft and lightly browned, about an hour.
  • Open the pouch and let cool until cool enough to handle. Then squeeze each clove gently at the untrimmed end until perfect cloves of roasted garlic pop out.
  • Store refrigerated until ready to use.

Nutrition

Calories: 20kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
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Nutrition Facts
Perfect Roasted Garlic Cloves
Amount Per Serving
Calories 20 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 28mg1%
Carbohydrates 2g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 7IU0%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 13mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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