Healthier Garlic Bread
This healthier garlic bread is made with olive oil and roasted garlic cloves that are mashed into a creamy spread. It's so simple and yet so addicting!
Ingredients
- ¼ loaf of Italian or French bread
- 1 bulb of garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil plus more for roasting the garlic bulb
- pinch of salt
- fresh or dried parsley for topping, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Take a bulb of garlic and slice the top off, exposing the cloves and leaving the root (the 'hairy' or stringy part) in tact. Peel off some of the skin, leaving just enough on to where the cloves don't fall off the bulb.
- When you peel away the excess skin, you may have cloves that remain uncut from the initial slice. I like to cut the tips off of them just to make it easier for later.
- Take a small piece of foil and place the bulb of garlic on top. Drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil (about a teaspoon) and a pinch of salt. Cover with foil and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 35 minutes, until the garlic cloves are soft and mushy.
- Let the garlic cool and then squeeze the cloves out of the bulb and into a bowl. Add the olive oil and a pinch of salt, then mix with a fork until you have a mushy garlic mixture.
- Slice the bread in half widthwise and then take one of the halves and slice it lengthwise.
- Spread the mixture evenly on the bread and bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit on a baking sheet for about 8-10 minutes, or until golden and crisp on the inside and outer crust.
- If desired, broil for one minute with the oven door open and standing next to the oven to prevent burning.
- Top with fresh parsley, and slice once cool enough to handle.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- If you want to make an entire loaf of bread, you'll need at least 4 roasted garlic bulbs and no more than 8 tablespoons of olive oil with a little salt for the mixture.
- Make sure to keep an eye on the crust of the bread when checking it in the oven. The garlic mixture doesn't brown well unless you broil it for a minute. The crust of the bread will brown quickly so make sure you watch it.
Nutrition
Serving: 2slicesCalories: 266kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 291mgPotassium: 6mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
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