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roasted garlic from The Jewish Kitchen
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Roasted Garlic

It sweet and nutty taste enhances every thing that you prepare using this bulb. The color when roasted becomes a medium shade of brown with a hint of a gold hue when it is finished5 roasting.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 large head of garlic
  • oil for sprinkling
  • Kosher salt for sprinkling
  • 1 sprig of rosemary or thyme optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut off about 1/4 inch from the top of the garlic. Place garlic on a piece of aluminum foil. Sprinkle oil all over the bulb, sprinkle salt and herbs over the garlic.
  2. Wrap aluminum foil around the bulb and place in the oven. Roast for about 20 minutes, check to see it garlic is done, by opening the foil. It will be brown and the meat of the garlic will also look soft. If it is not soft, return to oven for another 10 minutes.
  3. Remove when completed and let this rest for at least 30 minutes. To get the meat of the garlic out, take the garlic and turn it over, squeeze the meat into a bowl. It is now ready for whatever you are using it for.