How to Roast Garlic ...and make a Fancy-Pants Crostini

Roasting garlic is super easy to prepare and there are a zillion uses for roasted garlic --like a spread for bread!-- which I do in this video for a quick crostini idea.
Roasted garlic makes a great addition to rice, potato, and quinoa dishes, jams, salad dressings...most things are better with a little garlic.
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Roasted Garlic Recipe Ingredients:

GARLIC
SALT
PEPPER
OLIVE OIL
...plus herbs and spices if you like

For Crostini:
BREAD
FETA CHEESE
CAPERS
KALAMATA OLIVES

Roasted Garlic Recipe Directions:

When buying, choose garlic bulbs that are firm and have an intact "papery" outer covering. Avoid soft bulbs, or bulbs that have give and seem dry and desiccated.
And buy bigger bulbs with bigger cloves! Peeling garlic is a semi-pain, so make it easier on yourself and choose the largest cloves available.
Remove the papery outer covering and separate the cloves.
Do you have a secret tip (that really works!) for quickly peeling garlic cloves? If so, please let me know! I've found that the best way for me is the tried and true one-at-a-time method: just give each clove a gentle whack, enough to break the peel, and then remove the skin.
Place peeled cloves on a sheet of aluminum foil.
Drizzle with olive oil. It doesn't have to be a lot, just enough to coat the cloves.
Add salt and pepper to taste, and any dried herbs or seasonings you like. I usually add a little thyme.
Stir and coat the cloves in the oil and seasonings and then close up the aluminum foil like a Hershey's Kiss.
Place of a baking sheet and slide into an oven preheated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bake 30-40 minutes and they'll be soft and ready for use.
Raw garlic is super strong with a burning bite, but roasting mellows out the bite and transforms the garlic into a tasty treat that
can be popped into your mouth whole. I usually eat a handful of cloves when they're right out of the oven--I can't help myself!
Warm roasted garlic is great on a crostini, which is really just a fancy piece of toast.
Toast slices of French bread and smear on the warm garlic cloves like butter. Top with feta cheese, capers, and kalamata olives for a quick treat.
Use roasted garlic as a spread for sandwiches.
Mix into mashed potatoes or rice dishes (or quinoa).
Add roasted garlic to salads or mash into salad dressings.
Add to jams, and gravies, and guacamole.
Mix with butter for garlic bread.
Add roasted garlic to anything; it's a great item to have in the fridge.
Store refrigerated and it will keep several days, store in a jar refrigerated and covered with oil, and it will keep a little longer,
but there are so many uses for roasted garlic, it will be very easy to find ways to quickly use it up.
Give this roasted garlic recipe a try and let me know what you think, and bon appétit!

"Your Call" by Kevin MacLeod. Music track used with permission Creative Commons: By Attribution and found at this link:

[wolfyklip]

Fast and best way to peel garlic is have someone do it for you, that simple!

[KdtC]

I came here to watch how to roast garlic and I found comedy gold! I’m a subscriber now, thanks for making me smile today !! (:

[joswanell]

I love this guy's subtle sense of humor!

[KevinBye-igev]

I ended up with an over abundance of garlic. Found this video and it's awesome. Thank you!

[jeannebarton]

Chef Buck, You are adorable! I agree about not wasting the tops of the heads of garlic by cutting.

[mannygonzalez]

You need your own cooking show. 10/10 would watch!

[Mary-jzvr]

This is how I roast garlic. It’s so much easier than cutting the top off. When done I can’t help myself and eat some. So good!👍

[Brandylnielson]

Yes me too! I was looking for roasted garlic to and I have shared this video now with several of my friends saying “this guy is awesome!”
Thanks for making it so funny and keeping it real. I can’t wait to see more 🙏❤️

[kinw]

Such an informative and FUN video that POPPED UP on 2023 THANKSGIVING DAY. I am definitely going to go all out with roasted garlic throughout the winter holidays. Special thanks from Chicago, Illinois USA

[meanxiety]

Dear Sir,
I just subscribed to your channel after watching this. Few things I love in life.., wine, revolvers, poems and poetry, baking and cooking with Garlic and people like you.
Please live long and share your passion. Cheers

[davidharris]

Worked exactly as you said... My wife and I loved it!! Spread like butter!! Thanks!!

[juliamarkova]

Great recipe. Don't like wasting so peeling them off and then roasting is brilliant idea. 👍

[StevenKelleher-pv]

Thank you for giving all the information including the time and temperature.

[DimitriIgnativ]

Thank you. There are so many videos that dont tell me anything, but this one had good instruction.

[lorelladepieri]

Great presentation - funny and informative! I too didn't like wasting the tops! And I too had trouble with the jar shaking thing. Thanks

[hayleyorsii]

I’m a 16 year old girl and was so entertained by this video the entire time, the way this guy talks, I think you would be an amazing high school teacher hahah you’d always have my attention

[glendayoung]

I have a small, flexible, rubber tube that I put cloves in and roll on counter. Peels them right off. It's a two piece set for peeling and chopping garlic. I think I ordered it from Amazon. I don't use the chopper but I love the peeler. Love your video.

[amandabrinkman]

I grew up poor so love that there’s no waste! Thanks for this great video!

[bumblur]

"It doesn't look like swan.."  Actually it looked like a head of garlic!  Perfect!  Thanks for sharing.

[msmandychy]

I love your accent! Thank you! This will help amp up my Thanksgiving roasted garlic mashed potatoes! Yummm!