4 Easy Steps to Roasting Garlic
By Isabel Smith, MS, RD, CDN
Garlic is so delicious and absolutely loaded with powerful nutrients. One of the main nutrients in garlic that boasts some of the greatest health benefits is allicin. Allicin is an extremely potent antioxidant and also has incredible anti-inflammatory properties. Many people say that garlic gives them bad breath, and while that’s true for some, particularly when not cooked, I find that most people experience less offensive breath after eating it. Garlic is also on this list of top foods that fight colds, so eat up! Give this delicious and easy-to-make roasted garlic a go the next time you are cooking dinner. It’s delicious to eat it with roasted vegetables and even all by itself. It’s easy, nutritious and extremely tasty!
Ingredients
- 1 bulb of garlic (or more if you want to make a few!)
- 1-2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- Aluminum or parchment paper
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C).
- Peel the outer and easy-to-remove layers of skin off the garlic bulb.
- Cut off the tops of the cloves.
- Place the garlic bulb on either a piece of parchment or aluminum foil.
- Drizzle about 1 teaspoon of olive oil over the garlic making sure that some oil gets into all of the cut-open cloves.
- Wrap up the garlic bulb in parchment or aluminum foil.
- Place in oven either on a dish or straight onto the oven rack and let cook for 40-45 minutes or until the cloves are browned.
- Enjoy!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Serving Size: 2 - 3 cloves
Calories: 35
Fat: 2.5g
Trans Fat: 0mg
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 0mg
Carbohydrates: 3g
Fiber: 0g
Sugars: 0g
Protein: 1g