Roasted Garlic

Easy steps to roast garlic heads, making a mellow, flavorful condiment or ingredient.

Servings Servings

Cuisine Cajun, Creole

Course Condiment

Calories 122

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 20

Here's What You Need

▢ 2 Whole Garlic Heads
▢ ¼ cup olive oil
▢ 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Here's What You Do

Remove all loose skin from the garlic heads, leaving them whole.
Trim off about ¼ inch from the stem end of the garlic heads.
Place the trimmed garlic heads on a sheet of aluminum foil.
Drizzle the olive oil all over the cut end of the garlic heads, then apply the kosher salt on the cut ends.
Wrap the trimmed and seasoned garlic heads tightly in the aluminum foil.
Place the foil pods onto a baking sheet and place that in a preheated 400-degree Fahrenheit oven.
Roast for 40 to 45 minutes.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and set aside to cool.
Once the heads are cooled, unwrap.
Squeeze the roasted garlic out of the pods into a small bowl.

Notes

Read my article Roasted Garlic for more detailed step-by-step instructions with photos, FAQs, and Tips.

This recipe works with any number of garlic heads.

If you have several garlic heads, use a muffin tin covered in aluminum foil.

Storing Roasted Garlic

Roasted Garlic can be kept in the freezer for 2 to 3 months and in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. It is not recommended to store Roasted Garlic at room temperature. To maintain the highest quality, here are the methods for storing Roasted Garlic:

If you are going to use the Roasted Garlic immediately, simply squeeze the garlic out of the pods where you cut the heads before roasting. Squeeze them into a small prep bowl where you can turn them into a paste.

If you are not going to use it right away, carefully pull the cloves apart (unpeeled or squeezed), place the cloves into a small jar, and add olive oil to cover. Cover and refrigerate.

Squeeze out all the cloves onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Try to make Tablespoon size portions. Place the baking sheet in the freezer until the garlic is completely frozen, then move the frozen garlic to a freezer bag (remove the air). You will be able to remove whatever quantity you need. It will maintain its quality in the freezer for 2 to 3 months.

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