How to Roast Garlic to Perfection and Ways to Use it

Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).

Peel most of the outer garlic head wrappers and trim 1/4 inch off the top of the garlic head. Place the garlic head (or heads, if making multiple batches) on a piece of aluminium foil big, enough to wrap it around the heads.

Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the exposed tops of the cloves and allow the olive oil to run down to the inner parts of the garlic head. Wrap the garlic head in the aluminium foil and place it on the baking tray, in the oven (trimmed top up).

Bake for 40 minutes. (For deeper color and flavor, extend the roasting time to 50–60 minutes.)