Roasted Elephant Garlic Cheese Spread Food

ROASTED ELEPHANT GARLIC CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Trim root end from garlic cloves and remove skin. Place cloves on a large square of aluminum foil. Place thyme sprigs among the garlic, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil. Fold up the sides of the foil to create a packet and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until garlic is soft and golden brown, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Discard thyme and let garlic cool.
• Place cream cheese into a medium bowl. Add garlic on top and mash cloves with a fork. Season with additional salt and cracked black pepper to taste, and stir mixture until evenly combined. Alternately, you may use a small food processor for a smoother consistency.

ROASTED GARLIC CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Squeeze cloves of roasted garlic out and place it in a food processor with the softened cheese.
• Pulse until smooth and creamy.

ROASTED ELEPHANT GARLIC SPREAD

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350.
• seperate garlic into cloves.
• remove papery outer coating from the garlic.
• cut 1 inch from top of each clove.
• place in a 1 quart casserole dish.
• drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• cover and bake 1 hour 30 minutes.
• squeeze warm cloves out of skin and smash with a fork.

WHITE BEAN, SAGE AND ROASTED GARLIC SPREAD

Steps:

• Boil the beans in a large pot with water to cover by 2 inches for 10 minutes.
• Lower the heat and add the 5 garlic cloves, sage leaves, bay leaves, and 2 teaspoons of olive oil.
• Simmer, covered until the beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove bay leaves and drain, reserving the broth.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Rub the head of garlic with a little of the remaining olive oil and put it in a small baking dish and add 1/3 cup water.
• Cover and bake until soft and lightly caramelized, about 45 minutes.
• Cool, then squeeze out the softened garlic.
• Puree the beans in a food processor with all the garlic, the remaining olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt and enough bean broth to give the beans a soft, spreadable consistency.
• Season to taste with lemon juice and pepper and taste again for salt.
• Stir in thyme leaves and serve warm.

ROASTED GARLIC CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Note- If using salted butter, lower amount of salt used or omit.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Cut off top third of garlic head without peeling away papery skin.
• Drizzle top of garlic with olive oil until it is saturated.
• Place garlic cut side down in a ovenproof ramekin dish or baking pan.
• Roast for 60-75 minutes, or until soft and tender.
• When slightly cooled, squeeze out roasted garlic cloves and place in a mini-food processor (or may place in a bowl to whisk by hand).
• Add softened cream cheese, butter, salt, and pepper to mini-processor and pulse until creamy and smooth.
• Place in a serving/storage dish and blend in snipped chives (if using).
• Serve softened spread with assorted crackers.

ROASTED ELEPHANT GARLIC RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut approx. 1/4" off the top of each bulb of garlic drizzle small amount of olive oil on each top Add: 1 cup chicken broth 1 cup white wine Fresh Rosemary Cover and Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees Add extra broth if needed Add 1/2 cup Blue Cheese and heat 10 mins more To serve: Pour liquid in dish Squeese garlic out of peel spread on baguette rounds dip into liquid