Roasted Garlic

Greg Antonelli

This versatile recipe can be the basis ingredient for lots of delicious dishes.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Italian

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut tops off garlic heads, approximately 1/4 inch from top, exposing a cross section of cloves. (Reserve tops to make fresh chopped garlic.) Arrange 6 bottoms in a baking dish and pour water around them. Cover dish tightly with foil.
Bake in a preheated oven for approximately 45 minutes until cloves are soft. Uncover and drizzle garlic with olive oil. Return dish to oven, uncovered, and bake for another 15 minutes until tops of garlic are caramelized and brown.
Remove from oven and let cool. To serve, individual cloves can be squeezed from the heads or removed with a butter knife. Soft garlic can be spread fresh or toasted Italian bread, or mixed with extra virgin olive oil and used for dipping. Enjoy!