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Roasted Garlic Paste

Roasted Garlic Paste — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• 1.0 lb Whole Garlic Heads
• 0.5 cup Pure Olive Oil Gray Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375�F. Peel the outermost layers of skin off the heads of garlic. Cut off the top one-third of the heads to open the cloves. Save the small pieces of garlic for another use (see Chef's Note). Put the heads, cut sides up, in a small baking dish and pour the olive oil over them. Season with salt and pepper. Cover tightly, place in the oven, and roast until about three-fourths cooked, about 45 minutes. Uncover and return to the oven until the cloves begin to pop out of their skins and brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool.

2. 2

   When cool enough to handle easily, squeeze the roasted garlic into a small bowl. Press against the skins very well to get out all the sweet roasted garlic you can. Add the oil from the baking dish and mix well until a paste forms. Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator, for up to 1 week.