Roasted Garlic
We are big time Garlic eaters. Some of you must already be running away:-D but yes we are. Raw garlic might stink but roasted garlic is much mellowed down & beautifully aromatic. They are smooth & creamy & jazz up a lot of food without too much work. I love to eat them straight roasted, use them in breads or on breads, big time in pasta & pasta sauces, soups, or just as appetizers – try them with pepper & salt, you will be amazed.
A lot of heads may be roasted at once & saved for later for a week in the refrigerator or frozen in pureed form.
Ingredients: (Each head will make about 2 tablespoons of garlic puree.)
- 1 Garlic Whole Head/All the Cloves intact/Bulbs
- 1 Teaspoon Olive Oil
Preparation:Preheat oven to about 375 Degrees F.
Peel the outer skin, but leave the skin on the cloves & the cloves intact.
Using a sharp knife, slice 1/4 – 1/2 inch off of the pointed end of the garlic head. It should be looking like the one below.
Place the garlic head on an aluminium foil, & drizzle the oil on it around slowly allowing the oil to seep in to the individual cloves.
Either cook in a garlic cooker if you own one, or wrap the garlic head in the foil to a pouch you had initially placed it in.(Do not do more than 2 garlic heads in a single pouch) They may be put on a baking tray, or individually in muffin pan. Bake for about 45 minutes or till the cloves are brown & soft.
Remove from the oven & cool it enough to be able to touch it. Peel the cloves with a fork or finger, or just squeeze them out of their skins.
Enjoy!!
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April 28th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Do u eat the roasted with salt and pepper? I love the pickled way (indian) and use a lot in almost all gravy and fish it out just for me! Probably should try roasting
I eat them roasted just like that
, but i do add it in a lot of things in my cooking… tastes wonderful on a chewy bread! but it does taste good with salt & pepper or may be chili flakes?
April 28th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Love the roasted garlic on a slice of herd crusted bread. YUMMO!:)
Looks great.
April 28th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Looks beautiful Soma. I hardly if ever use raw garlic but cooked garlic is a delight like you said.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
i love garlic too. i love the flavor it gives to food. beautiful capture of garlic.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Love garlic. The aroma of the roasted garlic draws me:-). Beautiful..
April 28th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Look at those Roasted garlic stand like a blommed flower… I usually add a lil spice to pep it up…
April 28th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
That bulb of garlic looks beautiful. I used to hesitate eating garlic before, but now I hardly cook any recipe without it. Roasted garlic by itself is very tasty. Thanks for sharing.
April 28th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
What a gorgeous photo of the garlic! I keep a small jar of garlic I roast every week and use it in just about everything!! Love it on my breakfast toast ;o) yes I know how bad I am but isn’t that healthier than butter? ;o)
Oh Tanna you are not bad! Garlic is a very healthy thing, & if you eat garlic instead of butter, you are a very good girl:-)
April 28th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
I do this too!
We also make garlic rasam. So I just love love love garlic
A eats it just like that. We actually fight for this, believe it or not!
I love this post
April 28th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Guess we have so many similarities..I so so love garlic too..n my hubby pukes if he see it..n I am so happy cos the good thing is I get a whole big bottle of garlic pickle for myslef..aint it cool..lol..:D
Loved the pics Soma..:)
April 28th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
This looks so good! I love the flavour of garlic too
April 28th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Roasted garlic looks awesome. My husband is very fond of oven roasted garlic and I showed him this version. He is awed and is all set to do this very soon.:-)
I have something similar but I did roast individual garlic pods minus the skin.
“Awed” at garlic..;o)
I have never roasted them without skin, but have done individual cloves in the same way as this.
April 28th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
ummm this looks so delicious,..
April 28th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
I tuck in several cloves/heads when I make roast potatoes – love this.
April 28th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Gorgeous photo of the garlic Soma! will try this soon…
April 28th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Wow the pic looks really kewl… my dad loves garlic in any form…oh but i cant have as I am allergic to garlic..what a shame
April 28th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
we often do this on the barbecue it’s lovely with grilled veggies and meat!
April 29th, 2009 at 1:06 am
I am also a big time garlic eater..Lovely idea of roasting them like this..
April 29th, 2009 at 2:07 am
I love roasted garlic, and we too eat loads f garlic, this looks yumm.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:38 am
I love this with potatoes or on my bread sticks.
April 29th, 2009 at 5:03 am
mmmm…. garlic! Love it!
April 29th, 2009 at 5:05 am
we love garlic too and literally find excuse to put them in our dishes. but this is new. will definitely try this out.
April 29th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Wow! I really had no idea that there are so many garlic lovers out there!! Thanks guys!
April 29th, 2009 at 8:59 am
And garlic is something thats pretty healthy too !!
April 30th, 2009 at 12:14 am
I love garlic pickle though this is the first time I’ve seen a roasted garlic
I am sure cholestrol levels are pretty low 
April 30th, 2009 at 5:27 am
Soma, will definitely roast and keep garlic now. I do use garlic in my cooking but you know minced or paste. This looks like a wonderful idea
April 30th, 2009 at 5:29 am
Love garlic..I’m sure roasted garlics taste amazing..Will try this!
April 30th, 2009 at 9:24 am
There are not many flavors in this world that can quite compare with roasted garlic!!! Awesome pictures!!
April 30th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Love garlic … yes … even raw … a little chopped in a salad does wonders. Love the roasted ones with a little butter and salt.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Your home must have smelled like heaven while you were roasting these. I ‘m a garlic fanatic, and I can never get enough.
May 1st, 2009 at 2:09 pm
So simple, yet so delicious!
Thanks for sharing!
May 1st, 2009 at 3:35 pm
i love the smell of roasting garlic, we’re big garlic eaters too!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:31 pm
spread it like butter on some bread, top w/ thin slices of fresh, ripe tomato, drizzle w/ olive oil and throw a bit of sea salt there and you’re in heaven.
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Yum…. I can eat a whole roasted head on my own….
May 6th, 2009 at 6:00 am
hello,
Hmmmm….they look heavenly soma. I love garlic . Should def.try this white lotus like heavenly roast sometime soon…S hates…garlic…hope this one tempts him to join the garlic lovers bandwagon
Pics to fall for…
TC