The Best Ever Garlic Bread

A community recipe by CyclingCook

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Introduction

This is a intense garlicky, buttery and lemony garlic bread that evolved from experimenting with various ingredients. The lemon zest cuts through the richness of the very garlicky butter making this a real joy to eat. Thankfully, both my husband and I are garlic lovers.

Ingredients

Serves: 4-6

Metric Cups

1 ciabatta
100 grams unsalted butter
1 bulb of garlic (although you could use less if you aren't a complete garlic fiend like me)
1 lemon (zest of)
1 teaspoon Maldon sea salt flakes
1 handful fresh flatleaf parsley (chopped - or chives)

1 ciabatta
4 ounces unsalted butter
1 head of garlic (although you could use less if you aren't a complete garlic fiend like me)
1 lemon (zest of)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 handful fresh italian parsley (chopped - or chives)

Method

The Best Ever Garlic Bread is a community recipe submitted by CyclingCook and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Preheat the oven to whatever temperature the package says to cook the ciabatta loaf at. Slice the ciabatta in half lengthways and put it on a baking tray

Peel the garlic cloves.

Melt the butter in a small saucepan and then crush in all the cloves of garlic from the bulb. (If you don't have a garlic crusher, then finely grate them in advance and add the grated garlic to the butter) Let the garlic cook in the butter for a few minutes then smear/pour the buttery garlic mixture all over the ciabatta.

Grate the lemon zest and scatter the sea salt over the top of the bread.

Bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes or according to the package instructions. The smell is absolutely divine.

When it is ready, the garlic should be a lovely golden colour. Take it out of the oven, grate a little extra lemon zest over the top for freshness and then snip over your chives or scatter freshly chopped parsley over the top.

Preheat the oven to whatever temperature the package says to cook the ciabatta loaf at. Slice the ciabatta in half lengthways and put it on a baking tray

Peel the garlic cloves.

Grate the lemon zest and scatter the sea salt over the top of the bread.

Bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes or according to the package instructions. The smell is absolutely divine.