This garlic confit recipe gives you soft buttery garlic cloves to top crostini, and garlic oil that’s great for salads and drizzling over seared meats. As a cookbook author and home cooking enthusiast, I’m here to help you make this healthy recipe that will take your cooking up a notch. | sipbitego.com
Peel garlic cloves and remove the root end (optional).
In an oven safe dish, add two bay leaves to the bottom and then add the peeled garlic on top.
Cover the garlic and bay leaves with olive oil until they are just submerged.
Place the dish into the oven on a baking sheet uncovered and cook for about 1.5 - 2 hours until the garlic cloves are softened and lightly browned.
Remove from the oven and let cool completely before using. Keep it in the fridge and use it for days in salad dressings, pasta sauces, in veggie and meat dishes, etc...