Roasted Garlic

Roasted Garlic - Whole head of garlic cloves in a small skillet with olive oil.
Roasted Garlic - Whole head of garlic cloves in a small skillet with olive oil.

Roasted Garlic

Scott James Gaspard
Oven roasted head of garlic, useful in many recipes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cool 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 1
Calories 165 kcal

Equipment

  • baking sheet, or small cast-iron saucepan
  • foil
  • cutting board
  • serrated steak knife

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400℉
  • Keeping the garlic head intact, carefully slice off the top ½ inch. You will need a very sharp knife, or serrated like a steak knife.
  • Drizzle olive oil over the top of the garlic head so that it gets into each clove.
  • Wrap in foil, put onto a baking sheet, and bake for 40 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
  • Squeeze the garlic out of each clove, then mince.
  • Yields about 1 rounded tbsp of roasted garlic.

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Nutrition

Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg

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