Garlic bread

Crispy, buttery baguette slices filled with a rich garlic-parsley paste and topped with parmesan. Baked until warm and golden—perfect alongside pasta and salad.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Heat a small saucepan over a low-medium heat and add the olive oil and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 4 minutes, until the garlic is fragrant and just starting to brown.

Step 2

Remove from the heat, add the butter and season well with salt. Allow to cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. You should end up with a paste about the consistency of thick yoghurt. Stir through the parsley.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 200°C fan-forced.

Step 4

Slice the baguettes almost all the way through at 2–3 cm intervals, leaving just enough of the base to hold it together.

Step 5

Spread the garlic butter liberally into the slices in the baguette, and spread any remaining butter on top.

Step 6

Place the baguettes side by side on a piece of baking paper and wrap them to just cover the bottoms, ends and sides, leaving the tops exposed.

Step 7

Scatter the tops with the parmesan and bake for 15–20 minutes until the baguettes are warm and the tops browned.

Step 8

Serve with pasta and a nice green salad.