Roasted Garlic Bread
Garlic bread is always a good idea, but the buttery, caramelised roasted garlic in my vegan garlic bread recipe takes it to the next level! This easy garlic bread recipe is going to be your new go-to side dish for pasta dishes, holiday dinners, and every other occasion.
It’s no secret that I’m a big believer in the magic of roasted garlic. Roasting mellows the flavours while caramelising the garlic, making it rich and almost sweet-tasting. I could eat this ingredient in just about anything, and this roasted garlic bread might just be my favourite way to use it. This vegan garlic bread recipe is toasty, buttery, and perfect for soaking up soup, stew, and sauces.
Why This Vegan Garlic Bread Is the Best
- Dairy-free, with gluten-free bread options. When it comes to traditional garlic bread, it’s not vegan because it’s made with butter. My recipe is made with vegan butter, so it’s dairy-free!
- The roasting difference. Soft, caramelised roasted garlic cloves take traditional garlic bread to the next level. It’s an easy extra step with the best flavour pay-off, if you ask me.
- Make-ahead options. You can make your garlic butter in advance and keep it in the fridge until it’s time to prepare your garlic bread. Even better, make double the garlic butter so you’ll have extra to add to mashed potatoes and pasta recipes.
Notes on Ingredients
Please note that this is important information on the ingredients and instructions, and the FULL recipe with amounts and details can be found DOWN BELOW (scroll to it) in the recipe card.
- Demi baguette – Or use one half of a traditional baguette (or bake your own French bread). You could also make garlic bread with an Italian loaf, like ciabatta, or use sourdough bread or homemade Dutch oven bread. If you’d like to make this recipe gluten-free, choose a gluten-free bread.
- Garlic – Choose fresh garlic cloves, without any green sprouting from the tops.
- Simple seasonings – Olive oil and sea salt when roasting the garlic, plus fresh or dried parsley and red pepper flakes to add to the garlic butter. Omit the chili flakes if you want a milder flavour, or use cracked black pepper instead.
- Vegan butter – You can use your preferred store-bought brand, or follow my recipe to make your own vegan butter.
How to Make Roasted Garlic Bread
You can roast the garlic up to a few days in advance; if you do this, you can have your garlic bread ready to eat in a matter of minutes!
First, Roast the Garlic
- Prepare for roasting. While the oven preheats to 400°F, slice the tops from the garlic bulbs to expose the cloves. Place each head of garlic on a piece of foil and season it with olive oil and salt.
- Roast the garlic. Seal the garlic inside the foil. Place the foil packet into the oven to roast for 60 minutes. Afterward, let the garlic cool enough to handle. Keep the oven on, as you’ll still toast the bread.
Assemble and Bake the Garlic Bread
- Make the garlic butter spread. Now, combine the butter, parsley, sea salt, and red pepper flakes. Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves from their skins into the bowl. Then, use a spoon or fork to mash everything together until smooth.
- Assemble. Next, cut the baguette in half lengthwise. Spread the garlic butter generously over the cut sides of the bread.
- Bake. Place the two bread halves on a parchment- or foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the bread is golden, toasty, and crispy. Transfer to a cutting board and slice.
Tips to Keep In Mind
- No vegan butter? No problem! If you can’t find vegan butter at your grocery store, you can mash the garlic in olive oil instead. While it won’t be quite as buttery, the roasted garlic itself has a buttery flavour to it.
- Using different types of bread. French and Italian bread make great garlic bread, too, or you can use homemade dinner rolls for personal-sized garlic bread.
- Cheesy garlic bread. Add nutritional yeast or vegan Parmesan to the garlic butter mixture for a cheesy flavour.
What to Serve With Vegan Garlic Bread
Some of my favourite recipes to serve with this vegan roasted garlic bread recipe include my quick 20-minute vegan pesto pasta and creamy tomato pasta on weeknights. Of course, crispy, toasted hunks of homemade garlic bread are always welcome with a bowl of mushroom soup or roasted cauliflower soup. Garlic bread is also the perfect side to a bowl of vegan chili or cozy wintertime stew.
How to Store and Reheat Leftovers
- Refrigerate. Store leftover roasted garlic bread tightly wrapped in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Reheat. Reheat it in a 350ºF oven for about 10 minutes, or until it’s warmed through and crisp on the edges.
- Freeze. Wrap the garlic bread well and freeze it for up to 3 months. It can be reheated from frozen in a 350ºF oven for about 15 minutes, or you can thaw it in the refrigerator first, and then it should be warmed up in about 10 minutes.
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Vegan Roasted Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 1 Demi baguette, like a baguette half the length of the traditional really long one
- 2 heads of garlic
- drizzle of olive oil and crack of sea salt
- ½ stick vegan butter, room temp
- 2 tablespoons finely diced parsley
- crack sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F/200°C. Cut off the tops of two heads of garlic. Place them on a piece of foil and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with a crack of sea salt. Cover the garlic completely with the foil by crumbling it over. Place in your oven and roast for 60 minutes.
- Remove and allow the garlic to cool a little (don’t turn your oven off).
- In a bowl, add the vegan butter, parsley, sea salt and red pepper flakes. Squeeze the roasted garlic into the bowl. Using a spoon, fork, or whisk, stir all the ingredients together until fully combined.
- Cut your baguette in half. Spread the garlic butter spread all over the insides of the loaves.
- Place the slathered garlic bread onto a parchment, foil or silicone lined baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes at the same temperature (can do up to 15 but watch carefully) and then remove. Place on a cutting board, slice and enjoy!
Notes
- How to store: Store leftover roasted garlic bread wrapped in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat it in a 350ºF oven for about 10 minutes, or until it’s warmed through and crisp on the edges.
- How to freeze: Wrap the garlic bread well and freeze it for up to 3 months. It can be reheated from frozen in a 350ºF oven for about 15 minutes.
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So easy and I am going to roast my own garlic way more often-it was sooo good!