Food Therapy recipe
Cheesy Garlic Bread
Ingredients
For the Garlic Butter:
12 garlic cloves, 60 ml olive oil, 150 grams unsalted butter at room temperature, 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
For the Bread:
1 large loaf of bread, 250 grams grated mozzarella cheese
For Serving:
Finely chopped fresh parsley, paprika
12 garlic cloves, 60 ml olive oil, 150 grams unsalted butter at room temperature, 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
For the Bread:
1 large loaf of bread, 250 grams grated mozzarella cheese
For Serving:
Finely chopped fresh parsley, paprika
Method
1. Preheat the Oven
Preheat the oven to 200°C using conventional top and bottom heat. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Heat the Olive Oil
Pour the olive oil into a small frying pan and warm it over medium-low heat.
3. Cook the Garlic
Add the peeled garlic cloves to the warm oil. Cook gently for approximately 5–7 minutes, turning occasionally, until the cloves are golden and tender. Take care not to burn them.
4. Combine the Garlic and Butter
Place the softened butter in a large bowl. Pour the cooked garlic cloves and warm olive oil over the butter.
5. Prepare the Garlic Butter
Mash the garlic cloves into the butter with a fork. Add the paprika, salt, and finely chopped parsley, then mix until everything is evenly combined.
6. Prepare the Bread
Cut the loaf in half lengthwise and place both halves on the prepared baking tray with the cut sides facing up.
7. Spread the Garlic Butter
Spread the garlic butter generously and evenly over the entire cut surface of each bread half.
8. Add the Mozzarella
Cover both bread halves evenly with the grated mozzarella cheese, extending it all the way to the edges.
9. Bake the Bread
Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 8–10 minutes, until the cheese has completely melted and the bread is hot and crisp around the edges.
10. Brown the Cheese
Switch the oven to the broiler setting and cook for another 1–2 minutes, or until the cheese develops golden-brown spots. Watch closely to prevent burning.
11. Garnish
Remove the bread from the oven. Sprinkle with additional paprika and finely chopped fresh parsley.
12. Slice and Serve
Cut the cheesy garlic bread into thick slices and serve immediately while the cheese is hot and stretchy.
Preheat the oven to 200°C using conventional top and bottom heat. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Heat the Olive Oil
Pour the olive oil into a small frying pan and warm it over medium-low heat.
3. Cook the Garlic
Add the peeled garlic cloves to the warm oil. Cook gently for approximately 5–7 minutes, turning occasionally, until the cloves are golden and tender. Take care not to burn them.
4. Combine the Garlic and Butter
Place the softened butter in a large bowl. Pour the cooked garlic cloves and warm olive oil over the butter.
5. Prepare the Garlic Butter
Mash the garlic cloves into the butter with a fork. Add the paprika, salt, and finely chopped parsley, then mix until everything is evenly combined.
6. Prepare the Bread
Cut the loaf in half lengthwise and place both halves on the prepared baking tray with the cut sides facing up.
7. Spread the Garlic Butter
Spread the garlic butter generously and evenly over the entire cut surface of each bread half.
8. Add the Mozzarella
Cover both bread halves evenly with the grated mozzarella cheese, extending it all the way to the edges.
9. Bake the Bread
Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 8–10 minutes, until the cheese has completely melted and the bread is hot and crisp around the edges.
10. Brown the Cheese
Switch the oven to the broiler setting and cook for another 1–2 minutes, or until the cheese develops golden-brown spots. Watch closely to prevent burning.
11. Garnish
Remove the bread from the oven. Sprinkle with additional paprika and finely chopped fresh parsley.
12. Slice and Serve
Cut the cheesy garlic bread into thick slices and serve immediately while the cheese is hot and stretchy.