Remove excess leaves from the outside of the garlic heads
With a serrated knife cut off the top of each head, exposing
the garlic cloves
Place the heads, cut side up, in a small
dish and pour on the olive oil
Cover tightly and roast in
the oven at 375 F
for 1 hour or until the garlic is very soft
and lightly browned
Squeeze the roasted garlic out of the
heads and mash with the salt
Keeps for 2 days in the
refrigerator.
Yield: 1/3 cup
SUGGESTED USE: This paste is always delicious simply
spread on French bread slices as an appetizer or used to
garnish a salad or soup
However, it also makes a delicious
paste rubbed on the outside of a steak (30 minutes) or try it
on any seafood or fish (30 minutes) or even boneless chicken
breasts (30 minutes).
