Garlic has long been touted by such medical establishments as the Mayo Clinic for its health benefits. In addition to being healthy, garlic tastes good with a variety of foods. It can take center stage in a dish or support as an aromatic. Roasted garlic, unlike its raw counterpart, is mellow and smooth with an almost buttery consistency.

Bread and Pasta

Serve warm roasted garlic cloves with toasted Italian bread and good olive oil. Spread the soft cloves on crusty slices of bread and drizzle it with oil as an appetizer. You can knead roasted garlic into bread or pizza dough for a delicious result. Mix a few cloves of roasted garlic with butter or cream cheese for a delicious spread. Mix roasted garlic with biscuit or flatbread dough for interesting flavors. Chop roasted garlic to use between layers of flatbreads or on sandwiches.

Vegetables

If you add roasted garlic and chives to mashed potatoes you have a new take on an old classic. You can roast cloves alongside diced root vegetables like turnips, rutabagas, and sweet potatoes. Toss a few roasted garlic cloves in vegetable soups or stews, or add them to tomato sauce. Mix mashed roasted garlic with sour cream to top everything from baked potatoes to broccoli. Toss canned chickpeas, lemon juice, olive oil, and roasted garlic in the food processor for quick hummus. Besides tomato sauce, you can sauté roasted garlic with olive oil, salt, and pepper for a quick topping on pasta or rice.

Dressings

Two or three roasted garlic cloves mashed and added to mayonnaise is a tasty addition to any sandwich. Mashed cloves mixed with herbs, spices, red wine vinegar and olive oil create a delicious salad dressing. Drizzle it on salads or steamed vegetables, or use it as a marinade.

Meats

Peeled garlic cloves can be roasted inside a whole chicken or along with bone-in chicken breasts. You can also work the cloves under the skin of the chicken before roasting. Pork tenderloin and roasted garlic is divine, as is seared flank steak or roast lamb.

Eggs

You can stir roasted garlic and spinach into quiche filling or scrambled eggs for a heavenly breakfast or brunch treat. You can add chopped ham, chopped roasted garlic, and chives to an omelet for a quick meal. Poached eggs and roasted garlic make a refined addition to any morning meal.

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