Friday, July 8, 2011

Roast Garlic



Ingredients

1 – 4 garlic bulbs
2 tsp olive oil or vegetable oil
(for each garlic bulb)
Salt and pepper to taste
Sliced french bread

Method
1 Heat the oven 180°C .

2 Carefully peel the paper like skin from around each bulb of garlic, leaving
just enough to hold the cloves together. Cut a ¼ to ½ slice from the top of
each bulb to expose the cloves. Place bulb, side up, on a 12 inch square aluminium foil.

3 Drizzle 2 teaspoons oil over each bulb. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Wrap foil sucurely around the bulb, Place in baking pan or pie plate.

4 Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until garlic is tender when pierced with a toothpick.
Cool slightly. To serve, gently squeeze one end of each clove to release the
roasted garlic. Spread on sliced of bread.