Recipe By : Jay McCarthy, Kitchen Garden, Oct-Nov 1996
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :1:15
Categories : Appetizers
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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9 Fresh garlic bulbs
4 c Kosher salt
Preheat oven to 350 F. Place 1/8" of the salt in the bottom of an
8x8x2" baking dish. Put the garlic bulbs on top of the salt. Then
fill the dish with salt until only the tips of the bulbs are
showing.
Heat the dish in the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour. When the garlic
is done, the tips will ooze a little oil. Remove the dish from the
oven and let it cool for about 15 minutes. Remove the bulbs from the
salt, cut them in half horizontally, and squeeze the paste from the
cloves.
Save the skins and use them to flavor vegetable stock. Use the salt
as garlic salt, or reuse 2 to 3 times to roast more garlic.
(Eventually the garlic oils in the salt burn and spoil the salt's
flavor.)
