Roasted Garlic Spread
1 head garlic
2 tsp olive oil
1 block (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp dried chives
½ tsp dried basil
½ tsp dried parsley
½ tsp oregano
a pinch of sugar (to taste)
Preheat the oven to 350℉.
Remove the outer skins of garlic, leaving only the skin that covers the cloves.
Cut ¼“ off the top of the garlic bulb so that all the cloves are exposed. Set upright on aluminum foil. Drizzle oil over the bulb, making sure that the tops of all the cloves have been covered. Seal tin foil over the bulb.
Bake for 40-60 minutes, until the bulb is soft. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Remove the bulb from the foil, turn it upside down and gently squeeze garlic from the skins into a small bowl.
Mix in cream cheese, salt, pepper and spices.
Allow to rest for at least one hour while flavors blend. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Serving size: 2 tbsp, 105 calories per serving
Hack: For a more dip-like texture, substitute ½ of the cream cheese for sour cream
Sounds like a girls night must try.
I’ll bring it to the camping weekend!!!
Roasted Garlic Spread is a great way to add more garlic to your diet, and we all know how healthy garlic is for our bodies. I love how you keep coming up with the most interesting recipes, you must spend a lot of time in the kitchen experimenting
Jeff
Jeff, I love garlic and I love to cook. I’m not sure how much my upstairs neighbor appreciates that combination, though 😉 Thank you for your comments!
That is a nice recipe. I am always looking for way to use garlic in recipes and this sounds perfect. I will definitely try it. Thanks for sharing.
Please let me know how you like it!
Great recipe, I love garlic, its healthy, i like to add fresh garlic to all my recipes.
Garlic is my favorite food.
Thank you! We must be kindred spirits!