Michael
10-21-04, 11:34 AM
roast garlic with crusty bread by http://www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert/
Category: Breads
This recipe is suitable for a: vegetarian diet.
Ingredients:
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2-4 whole heads of garlic (1-2 per person)
olive oil
pinch of mixed herbs
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 ciabatta loaf
100g/4oz cream cheese (flavoured with herbs if liked)
a few sprigs of parsley, to garnish
Instructions:
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Preheat the oven to 180°C/350° F GasMark 4.
Trim the roots and the very tips of the garlic heads (leave the heads intact) and remove any loose skin.
Place the heads of garlic into a small oven proof dish, drizzle olive oil over them to about 1/4 inch depth and sprinkle with the mixed herbs and salt and pepper.
Cover with greased foil and bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes basting in the oil occasionally.
Check whether they are ready by piercing with the tip of a sharp knife. If they are cooked they should be very soft and tender.
Divide the cream cheese (if using) between two small ramekins and decorate with the parsley sprigs.
Place on individual serving plates with 1-2 heads of garlic each, some of the oil in which it cooked and sliced ciabatta.
Eat by squeezing out the sweet, soft pulp of each clove of garlic from its papery skin onto the bread which you have spread with cream cheese (if using). You may want to provide a finger bowl and napkin each!
Additional comments:
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Garlic is a wonderful aphrodisiac, when roasted in the oven it takes on a wonderfully sweet and mild flavour, and if you both eat it, you won't notice it on your breath.
Chewing a sprig of parsley also helps to remove the smell!
Try to choose plump, juicy heads of garlic with quite large individual cloves so that they do not dry out in the oven.
For a printable version of this recipe click the post # in the upper right hand corner.
You can rate this recipe using the drop-down menu in the upper right hand corner.
Category: Breads
This recipe is suitable for a: vegetarian diet.
Ingredients:
-----------------------------------------------------
2-4 whole heads of garlic (1-2 per person)
olive oil
pinch of mixed herbs
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 ciabatta loaf
100g/4oz cream cheese (flavoured with herbs if liked)
a few sprigs of parsley, to garnish
Instructions:
-----------------------------------------------------
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350° F GasMark 4.
Trim the roots and the very tips of the garlic heads (leave the heads intact) and remove any loose skin.
Place the heads of garlic into a small oven proof dish, drizzle olive oil over them to about 1/4 inch depth and sprinkle with the mixed herbs and salt and pepper.
Cover with greased foil and bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes basting in the oil occasionally.
Check whether they are ready by piercing with the tip of a sharp knife. If they are cooked they should be very soft and tender.
Divide the cream cheese (if using) between two small ramekins and decorate with the parsley sprigs.
Place on individual serving plates with 1-2 heads of garlic each, some of the oil in which it cooked and sliced ciabatta.
Eat by squeezing out the sweet, soft pulp of each clove of garlic from its papery skin onto the bread which you have spread with cream cheese (if using). You may want to provide a finger bowl and napkin each!
Additional comments:
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Garlic is a wonderful aphrodisiac, when roasted in the oven it takes on a wonderfully sweet and mild flavour, and if you both eat it, you won't notice it on your breath.
Chewing a sprig of parsley also helps to remove the smell!
Try to choose plump, juicy heads of garlic with quite large individual cloves so that they do not dry out in the oven.
For a printable version of this recipe click the post # in the upper right hand corner.
You can rate this recipe using the drop-down menu in the upper right hand corner.