Roasted Garlic Paste

Ingredients

• 1 2 oz medium head of garlic
• ½ tsp olive oil

Method

1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the top off a 2-ounce medium head of garlic to expose the cloves. Drizzle 1/2 teaspoon olive oil over the top. Wrap in foil and bake 35 minutes until softened.
2. When cool enough to handle, squeeze the garlic out of the skins. (Can be made ahead. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.)

Notes

Clipping. Roasting concentrates the flavor and brings out the sweetness of garlic, onion and shallots; pureed until smooth, these make great substitutes for the rich flavor of butter or olive oil. Makes 2 tablespoons paste.

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