To celebrate the beginning of the Tour de France we thought we should make something traditionally French; roasted garlic! We've just been sent a gorgeous Terracotta Garlic Roaster (RRP £6.50) from The Garlic Farm, based on the Isle of White, they also sent us a mini-Elephant garlic bulb to try it out, both are available online at www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk/.
The terraccotta roaster is a beautiful object and could also double as storage for your garlic, it would make a lovely gift for any foodie.
The Garlic Farm has been growing garlic on the Isle of Wight for over 30 years now and are the UK's largest specialist garlic grower. Their garlic is not available in supermarkets but is available online and in specialist food retailers across the UK including farm shops and delicatessens and at farmers markets.
The roasted garlic will be sweet and is delicious spread onto crusty bread or stirred through a bowl of mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
1 elephant garlic bulb or 4 small garlic bulbs
Olive oil
Method (as per The Garlic Farm instructions)
To make the garlic more moist, soak the terracotta dome in cold water for 15 minutes. Cut 1/2 " to 3/4" off the top of the garlic bulb, exposing the clove tops.
Remove some of the loose outer skin leaving the bulb intact.
Place the bulb on the terracotta base and if desired, pour 1 tbsp of olive oil on top of the bulb.
Cover with the dome and starting with a cold oven, bake for 50-60 minutes (slightly more for the elephant bulb) at 350F or 180C.
To Microwave: prepare as for oven cooking and cook for 5-6 minutes on medium (The Little Kitchen LDN recommends you oven cook for best results)
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