Whole Roasted Garlic

5 from 4 votes

Whole Roasted Garlic will melt like butter in your mouth. Serve it with Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken, and a side of Skin on Roast Potatoes for the complete meal!

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Australian, International

Keyword: garlic

Servings:

Calories: 153kcal

Preheat oven to 200°c/400°F, gas 6
Combine olive oil, thyme, salt, pepper and whisk to combine
Use a knife to cut the tops off the garlic bulbs Note 3
Place your garlic bulbs into an oven proof pan cut side up Note 4
Use a pastry brush to coat each bulb with the seasoned oil. Pour the remaining oil into the base of the pan.
Cook for 20 mins, use an oven mitt to remove your pan from the oven, then use tongs to turn each garlic head cut side down. Return pan to oven and roast for a further 10 mins
Remove from oven, allow to cool for 1-2 mins and serve Note 5

Note 1 you can usually buy a 1kg bag of garlic at the grocery store or fruit shop. This is a good way to purchase your garlic as the bulbs are usually around the same time so they will cook consistently across the batch.
Note 2 An Australian tablespoon measured 20ml. A half tablespoon measures 10ml.
Note 3 You will be able to cut across the bulb in 1 cut. It will cut the top off each garlic clove, but they will still be connected at the root and will stay together. Make the slice the thickness that you need so that each bulb just gets the '1' cut.
Note 4 I use my cast iron skillet for this and it is perfect
Note 5 You can serve the garlic in the bulbs like seen in the photos or 'pop' each garlic clove out of the skin and serve. The cloves will come out very easily with a little 'push' from the base.