Roasted garlic toasts (Spice of life)

 

     A delicious starter or accompaniment to meat or vegetable dishes.

Serves 4

• 2 whole garlic heads
• Fresh rosemary sprigs
• Olive oil
• Ciabatta loaf or thick baguette
• chopped fresh rosemary
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 400F (200C).
Slice the top from the heads of garlic, with a sharp knife ; Put the garlic heads in a small roasting tin or wrap them in foil together with a few sprigs of rosemary, brush with olive oil and roast for 20-25 minutes until soft.
Slice the bread and brush generously with olive oil ; toast the bread under medium-hot gril until golden, turning once to tast the other side.

Squeeze the garlic cloves from their skins on the toasts ; sprinkle the toast with chopped fresh rosemary and a little extra olive oil, season and serve.

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