Roasted Garlic Bread with Italian Parsley
Persons
8
Ingredients
- • 1 head garlic (10 or so cloves), peeled and roughly chopped
- • 1 medium shallot, peeled and roughly chopped
- • 1 stick unsalted butter, tempered for an hour at room temperature
- • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- • ½ teaspoon black pepper
- • ¼ cup olive oil
- • 1 cup Italian parsley, coarsely chopped
- • 1 French baguette (the denser and crustier the bread, the better)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 380°.
- Sauté garlic and shallot in olive oil under low heat for 10 minutes or until the garlic and shallot become translucent. Be sure to use a low heat to reduce the risk of scorching the garlic, as burnt garlic has bitter side notes. Set aside to cool.
- Place the softened butter into a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Add the garlic, shallot, salt and pepper. Pulse to incorporate. Do not over blend.
- Cut the baguette in half lengthwise.
- Place two pieces of baguette face up on a cooking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
- Roast the bread in oven for 15 minutes or until the open side of the bread becomes golden brown.
- Remove from oven and spread a liberal amount of compound butter on the bread.
- At the end, sprinkle on the chopped parsley and serve.