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I am sure that many of you have already had "Oven Roasted Garlic".

But for those of you who have not (especially if you are a borderline garlic fan), it just may surprise you. The reason being, because the garlic, when roasted in the oven (read directions below) takes on an entirely new "sweetness" and UN-GARLICYNESS (yes! it`s a made-up word) that does not offent the palate. And pleeeeease, do not forget the many health benefits that garlic imparts on your body. Oh! and it keeps away VAMPIRES! As a matter of fact, most vampires check under their beds, and in their closets at night;  in fear that "I" might be within close proximity (yes, I eat that much garlic). Preparation and cooking:

Take an entire bulb of garlic (or 30) and cut-off approx. 1/5 from the stem-end

in order to "expose"/open a little of each  garlic clove`s fruit.

Then insert the prepped bulb of garlic in either a devoted "garlic roaster" (yes they are sold solely for this purpose). Or, simply place the prepped bulb on a double-layer of aluminum foil. Then drizzle a liberal amount of olive oil over the entire "opened area" of the bulb. Then close the aluminum foil around the garlic (making sure to leave a large "air-pocket" (pocket of air) when sealing in the garlic. This is essentially a cooking "envelope".

Place the envelope in a preheated oven at approx. 375F for 35 minutes.

When finished, each individual clove should be tender and darkened in color. And you should be able to "easily" remove/separate the interier fruit from each clove with a light squeeze (like toothpaste).

Use this garlic as a spread on bread (good bread - not "wonderbread").

Or, you can do what I do - and "pop`em in your mouth like candy baby!

Good eats and good health my friends!

 

Yum!  I love the buttery goodness of roasted garlic!  BTW - I can stand in a swarm of mosquitos and watch everyone else get eaten alive and only have a couple of bites from a few brave souls who dared to taste my garlic scented skin and probably died after they sucked my blood.

I take Garlic every day and it really does act as a natural mosquito repellant. I also get far fewer stomach bugs than the rest of my family - it`s also an anti-viral. 

Or course I don`t have many friends, either... hmmm, I wonder if it`s somehow related

Seriously, I LOVE GARLIC!

An Italian friend of mine turned me on to roast garlic, a couple of years ago. I`d thought it would taste pretty much like raw garlic. Hah! Little did I know! It gets all soft and squishy, has a somewhat sweet taste, and isn`t at all like the garlic I`d been used to.

Now I like to get one of those Swiss Knight packaged cheese fondues, some crusty warm bread, and a head of roast garlic. In between bites of melted cheese, I`ll spread a roasted clove on bread....maybe with a dab of butter. Nice variation during the course of the meal. :-)

  Man...you all are making me soooooo hungry! I was watching "I Want That!" on HGTV a while back and they showed this FABULOUS little countertop garlic roaster! I sooooooooo WANT THAT!!! It roasts the cloves in a TON less time than the normal methods and does a perfect job every time!!! Now I need to break out the fondue pot and some roasted garlic for dinner tonight!!!







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Leah Tucker