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Air Fryer Roasted Garlicis a simple and fast way to turn an ordinary head of garlic into an even more delectable ingredient to use in so many of your recipes!
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With just a few minutes of prep and thirty minutes in the Air Fryer, you'll have perfectly roasted heads of garlic to have on hand to take all of your classic recipes to new heights.You'll get beautiful golden brown, caramelized with sweet mellow flavor every time.
Roasted garlic is one of my favorite ways to amp up the flavor in myRoasted Garlic Red Mashed Potatoes recipeand is a very easy way to bring even more fantastic flavor to aJalapeno Pepper Jack Chicken Burger.
Why Should I Use The Air Fryer To Roast Garlic?
Not only is this recipe super simple to follow, but using the Air Fryer is a cheaper way to roastraw garlicwhen compared to the oven. According toNasdaq, using your Air Fryer uses about half as much energy as using your oven costs less than running your oven. Plus, it's a lot faster to makeroasted garlic clovesin the Air Fryer than the oven.
It's especially great when you don't feel like heating the whole house in the summer to roast agarlic head, but still want to useroasted clovesin a recipe later in the day.
Ingredients Needed
- Heads of garlic: Make a bunch to keep in the refrigerator.
- Olive oil: I like to useextra virgin olive oil, but I suppose other cooking oils likeavocado oilwill work.
- Seasonings- Salt and black pepper
How To Make Air Fryer Roasted Garlic
- Step 1: Using asharp knife, cut off the tops of eachgarlic headto expose the tops of theindividual clovesinside.
- Step 2: Place garlic heads on a piece ofaluminum foilwith theexposed clovesup.
- Step 3: Drizzle oil overtop of the garlic bulband sprinkle each head with salt and pepper.
- Step 4: Wrap the garlic heads with the foil and place in the basket of the Air Fryer and fry until tender.
Recipe Tips
- When picking your garlic bulbs at the store, squeeze them a bit. You want it to be firm, with strongindividual garlic clovesinside- not empty, like they're starting to dry out.
- The foil packet will be hot, use tongs oroven mittswhen removing it from theAir Fryer basket.
- Use your garlic immediately or store in anairtight container,mason jar, or otherglass jarcovered in oil, in the refrigerator to use for my Ciabatta Garlic Bread.
- Grab somecrusty breadand thisgarlic recipeto make somegarlic breadorgarlic toastwith thisGarlic Herb Compound Butter. It's awonderful additionto add to your favorite homemadepasta saucesand is agreat additionto your pile ofCreamy Mashed Potatoes.
Recipe Faq's
What is the difference between garlic confit and roasted garlic?
Garlic confit and roasted garlic are both delicious ways to enjoyfresh garlic, but they differ in preparation and flavor.Garlic confit involves cooking just the garlic cloves in oil, over low heat until they become soft and buttery. The result is a milder, sweeter flavor compared to roasted garlic, which is made by roasting awhole head of garlic in the oven or Air Fryer until it caramelizes and develops agolden brown color with a deeper, richer taste.
How do you roast garlic without burning it?
We prevent our garlic from burning by using a piece oftin foil
to help protect it from too much heat. Using this helps make sure thegarlic cooks evenly as well. Always keep an eye on your garlic.
Can I roast garlic in the oven?
Yes, place the garlic in a 375-degree oven for 40 minutes.
How to get whole garlic cloves out easily?
A simple trick is to gently squeeze the base of the bulb after roasting. This will help loosen the cloves and make them easier to remove intact. Or use a smallbutter knife to carefully separate theindividual cloves from the bulb, ensuring minimal damage to the cloves.
More Air Fryer Recipes
- Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Air Fryer Buffalo Wild Wings Potato Wedges
- Air Fryer Cheeseburger Egg Rolls
- Air Fryer Taco Pockets
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Air Fryer Roasted Garlic
Wendie
Air Fryer Roasted Garlicis a simple and fast way to turn an ordinary head of garlic into an even more delectable ingredient to use in so many of your recipes! You'll get beautifulgolden brown, caramelized with the perfectmellow flavorevery time.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Course Air Fryer
Cuisine American
Servings 3 Garlic Bulbs
Calories 41 kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 heads of garlic
- 3 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees
Cut off the tops of the garlic heads to expose the top of the cloves inside.
Place the heads on top of a piece of aluminum foil drizzle 1 teaspoon of olive oil on top of each garlic head and sprinkle evenly the salt and pepper on top.
Wrap the foil around the garlic heads.
Air fry for 30 minutes
Carefully unwrap the foil and check wo see if the garlic is tender by poking it with a fork.
If it’s not tender wrap it back up and let it fry another 5 minutes.
Remove the foil from the fryer and let it cool 10 minutes. Then squeeze the garlic head from thew bottom until the garlic comes out.
Use immediately or store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Notes
This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled then you can store in an airtight container covered with olive oil until and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Oven directions: Place the wrapped garlic in a 375 degree oven for 40-45 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 41kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 776mgPotassium: 17mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.03gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword air fryer garlic, roasted garlic
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