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Roasted Garlic

Type: Low Fat
Courses: Sauces, Starters and appetizers
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

4   Garlic bulbs
2 teaspoons 10mlOlive oil
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlHerb of choice
  (oregano, rosemary, tarragon)

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut the very tip off garlic bulbs and gently remove just the loose papery outer layers from the bulbs. Leave bulbs intact. Place on end in small baking pan and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and herb of choice. Fill bottom of pan with water just until bulbs are about 1/4 covered. Seal pan with aluminum foil and bake for about 1 hour or until garlic bulbs are soft.

To serve: Break off clove and squeeze pulp. This substitutes nicely for garlic butter as a spread.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: Calories 75; Fat (grams) 2; Percent calories from fat 24; Percent polyunsaturated fat 3; Percent saturated fat 2; Percent monounsaturated fat 19; Cholesterol (milligrams) 0; Sodium (milligrams) 140; Protein (grams) 2; Carbohydrate (grams) 12; Fiber (grams) 1.

Source:
Mayo Clinic's Virtual Cookbook at http://www.mayohealth.org

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