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Garlic Toasts with Goat Cheese and Herb Salad

4 to 6 Servings

2 hours 35 minutes active

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At Robert Restaurant in Paris, we tried a terrific new take on garlic bread. Chef Jack Bosco Baker started by submerging heads of garlic and herbs in oil, then cooked them low and slow on the stovetop. This created soft, sweet cloves and an herbaceous, garlic-infused oil. Baker brushed the oil over bread before grilling it, then topped the toasts with creamy goat cheese, a bright herb salad and a few cloves of the now creamy, nutty garlic. For a more hands-off approach, we oil-poach the garlic in the oven; we use a loaf pan so the oil maintains the proper depth around the heads. The cooking time is about 1½ hours, but is largely unattended. Instead of assembling the toasts, if you prefer a more casual approach to serving, place the bread on a platter and offer each of the components in its own serving dish, then let diners build their own. A drizzle of honey ties it all together.

4 to 6

Servings

Tip

Don’t discard the leftover garlic oil. We use it to dress the salad and brush over bread slices before toasting, but any remaining can be covered and refrigerated for up to a week. Use it in your go-to vinaigrette or for frying eggs, or toss some with steamed or roasted vegetables.

2 hours

35 minutes active

Ingredients

  • 4

    large heads garlic, outer papery skins removed, top thirds cut off and discarded

  • 1

    cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Reviews
Gail W.
April 23, 2025
worth the effort
I really like this combination , but last time had no goat's cheese and subbed labneh - which I always have - and liked it even better

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