How to Roast Garlic

Here I share with you some simple tips and tricks to perfectly roasting garlic in the oven. PLUS so delicious recipes to use it in!

Oven Roasted Garlic

If you’ve never roasted garlic before your life is about to change forever. When you roast garlic you completely change to flavour and texture. It caramelizes and turn gorgeously sticky and sweet. The texture turns silky and soft. It’s just an all round good time.

We’ll chat about how to use it in just a sec, but first let’s see how easy it is to make.

How to Roast Garlic in the Oven (quick summary)

1. Slice the tip off your garlic bulb to expose the cloves.
2. Place on foil and drizzle with olive oil.
3. Wrap.
4. Place in the oven until deep golden, sticky and caramelized.
5. Unwrap and allow to cool for a few mins.

From there it’s just a case of peeling away any outer layers from the garlic bulb and squeezing out the roasted garlic.

Roasted Garlic Butter

One of my favourite things to do with roasted garlic is to make roasted garlic butter. Perfect to melt on a steak, even better on baked bread!

How to make Roasted Garlic Butter (quick summary)

1. Mash roasted garlic with salt until completely smooth.
2. Add butter, parsley, olive oil and seasoning.
3. Mash until completely smooth.

And here’s my Roasted Garlic Bread Recipe if you fancied a ganders!

How to use Roasted Garlic

Beside turning it into roasted garlic butter and spreading it on bread, here’s another couple of ideas:

• Roasted Garlic Mac and Cheese – Cheese and garlic is a match made in heaven, we already know that. When you add pasta to the equation things get real good reaaaal quick 🤤
• Roasted Garlic Aioli – I don’t know about you, but sometimes I find aioli/garlic mayo a bit all-up-in-your-face-garlicy. Roasting the garlic beforehand mellows it out slightly and adds a gorgeous flavour.
• Roasted Garlic Sweet Potato Mash – Need I say more!?
• Creamy Roasted Garlic Chicken – This makes one of the most delicious and versatile dinners.
• Garlic Parmesan Sausage Orzo – A super delicious one pan dinner ready and waiting!

Alrighty, let’s tuck into this how to roast garlic recipe already!

How to Roast Garlic in the Oven (Full Recipe & Video)

How to Roast Garlic in the Oven

Here I share with you some simple tips and tricks to perfectly roasting garlic in the oven. PLUS so delicious recipes to use it in!

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Servings (click & slide): 1 bulb

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Universal

Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Total Time: 47 minutes minutes

Calories per serving: 76kcal

Author: Chris Collins

Cost per serving: 50p / 50c

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Equipment:

• Chopping Board
• Sharp Knife
• Aluminium Foil

Ingredients (check list):

• ▢ 1 large bulb of Garlic
• ▢ Olive Oil

Instructions:

• Slice the tip off the garlic bulb to expose all the cloves (only the tips, don't slice off too much).
• Drizzle with olive oil (1 tsp should suffice).
• Wrap in foil and place in the oven at 180c/356f for 45-60mins, or until knife tender, golden brown and caramelized. Don't be tempted to whack up the temp, low and slow is the aim of the game.
• Leave for a few minutes to cool down, then peel away the outer layers. Squeeze out as much as you can, making sure the outer peel doesn't mix in.
• Use as a spread or in a butter, stir through a cheese sauce or even in a dip!

Quick 1 min demo!

Notes:

a) Garlic - This works best with fresh garlic, step away from the garlic you've just discovered in the back of your cupboards. Chances are that's already started to firm up, meaning it'll come out quite dry and chewy.

b) Smooth - The garlic should squeeze out like a smooth paste. If for whatever reason it's a little firm/lumpy then squeeze it on to a flat surface, add a pinch of salt and smash with a fork. This is what I actually do with my Roasted Garlic Mac and Cheese to ensure it's as smooth as possible.

c) Measurements - 1 large bulb will give you about the same as two small bulbs. You're looking at around 1 heaped tbsp's worth of roasted garlic.

d) Time - Low and slow is the aim of the game, so don't whack up the heat to try and speed things up. You're looking for a deep caramelization, it should be sticky when you peel the foil away. You can check multiple times throughout to check how it's getting on.

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Nutrition:

Nutrition Facts

How to Roast Garlic in the Oven

Amount Per Serving

Calories 76 Calories from Fat 42

% Daily Value*

Fat 4.62g7%

Saturated Fat 0.643g3%

Trans Fat 0.002g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.533g

Monounsaturated Fat 3.286g

Sodium 4mg0%

Potassium 96mg3%

Carbohydrates 7.93g3%

Fiber 0.5g2%

Sugar 0.24g0%

Protein 1.53g3%

Vitamin A 2IU0%

Vitamin C 7.5mg9%

Calcium 43mg4%

Iron 0.43mg2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition is based on the absence of salt unless stated as a measurement in the ingredients. Cost is worked out based on ingredients bought from UK supermarkets, then divided by the number of servings. In both instances these values are just for guidance. Please check out my FAQ Page for more info.

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