by Erin Marissa Russell
However much you and your family may love garlic, sometimes your garden simply produces more than you know what to do with. If that’s the case for you, turn to this list of recipes we’ve curated for ways to think outside the box about how to use the garlic you’ve grown in your garden. You won’t find the standard garlic bread or garlicky marinara sauce here. We’re assuming you’re reading this list for ideas because you’ve worked through the list of traditional dishes and are ready for something unexpected.
Put Your Chef Hat On and Get Fancy With These Upscale Garlic Recipes.
There’s something to be said for the charm and ease of simple fare. However, sometimes you just want to flex your culinary muscles. The recipes here will let you show off your skills in the kitchen while making use of all that homegrown garlic at the same time.
The Stay at Home Chef’s Steakhouse Style Garlic Mashed Potatoes
The Recipe Critic’s Skillet Garlic Butter Herb Steak and Potatoes
Two Peas & Their Pod’s Caprese Garlic Bread
The Spice House’s Roasted Garlic Puree
Julia Child’s Aigo Bouido (Garlic Soup) on Ramshackle Pantry
Olive Tomato’s Three Recipes for Skordalia: Greek Garlic Sauce
Yottam Ottolenghi’s Caramelized Garlic Tart on The Spruce
Damn Delicious’ Roasted Garlic, Chicken, and Spinach White Pizza
Chez Panisse’s Garlic Butter on Saveur
Let Garlic Help Other Veggies Shine With These Produce-Centric Dishes.
Sure, garlic has a strong enough flavor for it to easily take the spotlight. Sometimes, however, a healthy dose of garlic is just what another ingredient needs to taste its best. In the recipes below, the garlic serves a supporting role to help other veggies taste more robust.
Eckerts’ Kale and Leafy Greens Salad With Homegrown Garlic Vinaigrette
Well Plated by Erin’s Tomato Eggplant Zucchini Bake With Garlic and Parmesan
Smitten Kitchen’s Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms
Half Baked Harvest’s Roasted Zucchini Burgers with Garlic Whipped Feta
Analida’s Ethnic Spoon’s Sofrito
Roger Mooking’s 30 Cloves of Garlic Sauce
Food & Wine’s Roasted Tomatoes and Garlic
A Sweet Pea Chef’s Garlic Stuffed Mushrooms
Barefoot Contessa’s Garlic Sauteéd Spinach
Life in Pleasantville’s Roasted Garlic Caesar Salad for Garlic Lovers
Bon Appetit’s Zucchini-Herb Fritters with Garlic Yogurt
Treat Meat to a Healthy Dose of Garlic for Full-Fledged Flavor.
Nothing’s quite as delicious as a succulent cut of meat that’s been seasoned well and cooked to perfection. Whether you pair garlic with poultry, pork, steak, or seafood, it’s a match made in heaven. The recipes below have some ideas to help you get started.
Alton Brown’s 40 Cloves and a Chicken
Country Living in a Cariboo Valley’s Turmeric Garlic Pork Chops
Rick Bayless’ Shrimp Tacos with Crispy Garlic and Salsa Mexicana
Forks ‘n’ Flip Flops’ Buttery Garlic Fried Chicken
Taste of Home’s Garlic Lover’s Meatballs and Sauce
Rasamalaysia’s Garlic Scallops
Barefoot Contessa’s Lemon and Garlic Roast Chicken
The Pioneer Woman’s Pork Chops With Garlic and Wine
Bon Appetit’s Roast Chicken Legs With Lots of Garlic
Kristy Fuss’ 10-Clove Garlic Marinade
The Food Charlatan’s 1770 House Meatloaf With Garlic Sauce
Barefeet in the Kitchen’s Roasted Garlic and Bacon Guacamole
Gimme Some Oven’s Garlic Lovers Salmon in Foil (Baked or Grilled)
Damn Delicious’ Sticky Garlic Chicken Bites
Food & Wine’s Garlic and Spice-Rubbed Pork Loin Roast
Cafe Delites’ Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp
Diethood’s Baked Chicken Meatballs With Garlic Dill Yogurt Sauce
Giada de Laurentiis’ Grilled Lamb Chops
The Spruce Eats’ Classic Gilroy Garlic Shrimp
Epicurious’ Baked Fish and Potatoes WIth Rosemary and Garlic
Tasty Kitchen’s Savory Garlic Pie With Pancetta
Joy of Cooking’s Spring Lamb Stew (Navarin Printanière)
Taste of Home’s Garlic Lover’s Chicken
No Need to Reinvent the Wheel—Let Garlic Do What It Does Best in These Pasta Recipes.
Pasta and garlic are a natural pairing and have been making one another look good for generations in the kitchen. While you likely have a favorite garlicky red sauce and know just how to make a garlicky oil-dressed spaghetti, the recipes that follow should give you some fresh ideas that riff on this traditional flavor duo.
Minimalist Baker’s Vegan Garlic Pasta With Roasted Tomatoes
Fork in the Kitchen’s Garlic Lemon Butter Salmon Pasta
Half Baked Harvest’s Eight-Ingredient Garlic Butter Mushroom and Goat Cheese Fetuccine
Food Republic’s Polletto Alla Diavola
Rachael Ray’s Roasted Tomato and Roasted Garlic Puttanesca
Food & Wine’s Spaghetti With Anchovy Carbonara
Lord Byron’s Kitchen’s Easy Spicy Roasted Garlic Spaghetti
The Chunky Chef’s Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce
Just a Taste’s Roasted Garlic Macaroni and Cheese
Sip and Feast’s Creamy Garlic Mushroom Pasta
Gimme Some Oven’s Garlic Lover’s Spaghetti
Damn Delicious’ One Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta
Martha Stewart’s Potato and Garlic Pierogi
A Wicked Whisk’s White Garlic Lasagna
Don’t Forget the Greens—These Recipes Make the Most of Garlic by Cooking With Scapes.
If you didn’t know that garlic greens are edible, you’ve been missing out. Similar in taste to chives (though with a garlicky kick, of course), the greens of garlic, called scapes, make a pleasing addition to all kinds of dishes. Try cooking with garlic scapes using the recipes below for inspiration.
Red House Spice’s Omelette With Homegrown Garlic Sprouts
Bon Appetit’s Ricotta Dumplings With Asparagus and Green Garlic
With Food and Love’s Grilled Garlic Scapes With Sea Salt
Vanilla and Bean’s Garlic Scape Pesto
Kiss My Smoke’s Grilled Crostini With Garlic Scape Cream Cheese and Tomatoes
Amanda Hesser’s Asparagus With Young Garlic and Horseradish
Spice Up the Curry’s Green Garlic Dal
Alice Waters’ Spaghetti With Green Garlic on Serious Eats
Sprinkles and Sauce’s Bacon-Wrapped Garlic Scapes
Simply Recipes’ Fava Bean Dip With Goat Cheese and Garlic
Love and Olive Oil’s Green Garlic Soup Redux
Tasting Table’s Green Garlic Pureé
Jules Galloway’s Green Garlic Fritatta
Bon Appetit’s Steamed Clams With Chickpeas and Green Garlic
New York Times’ Seared Pork Cutlets With Green Garlic Salsa Verde
Chasing the Seasons’ Oven Roasted Garlic Scapes
Sunset Magazine’s Chinese Green Garlic Pancakes
The Crepes of Wrath’s Spring Garlic Fried Eggs in Browned Butter
Thyme for Cooking Blog’s Pork Medallions With Green Garlic
Pinch of Yum’s Creamy Garlic Scape Dip
Nash’s Organic Produce’s Green Garlic Hummus
The Washington Post’s Tomato and Garlic Scape Chutney
Foodie With Family’s Pickled Garlic Scapes
Pitchfork Diaries’ Garlic Scape Vinegar
Help Your Garlic Last and Last With These Preservation Methods and Non-Culinary Uses.
When you’ve eaten all the garlic you can hold, you need some way to keep all those bulbs around to use after your garden has stopped producing. These ways to preserve and store garlic will help you put up a bushel to turn to for recipes year-round.
Gardening Channel’s Fresh Garlic Organic Pesticide
Cook’s Illustrated Freezing Garlic
The Prairie Homestead’s How to Braid Garlic
Cultures for Health’s Fermented Garlic Cloves
Simple Daily Recipes’ How to Preserve Peeled Garlic Cloves
The Gentleman’s Plate’s DIY Minced Garlic/Crushed Garlic
Grow a Good Life’s Homemade Garlic Powder
WellPreserved’s Crispy Dried Garlic Recipe (Dehydrated)
EatingWell’s Garlic Lover’s Rub
Bon Appetit’s Garlic-Chile Vinegar
The Splendid Table’s Fragrant Tuscan Herb Salt
Grow Forage Cook Ferment’s Fermented Honey Garlic
My Darling Lemon Thyme’s Preserved Garlic in Extra Virgin Olive Oil
If there’s one thing that diehard garlic lovers have in common, it’s a collective enthusiasm for food. There are just so many ways to make garlic the focal point of a dish. We know after perusing the recipes in this collection, you’ll find one to inspire you to use all the garlic you’ve grown this season.
Want to learn more about ways to use garlic?
Brit + Co covers 14 Garlicky Good Dinner Recipes
BON APPÉTIT covers 30 Recipes That Put Garlic Front and Center
BON APPÉTIT covers Garlic Scapes
BON APPÉTIT covers How to Cook with Green Garlic
New York Times Cooking covers 13 Delicious Uses for Green Garlic
Epicurious covers How To Make the Most Out of Garlic Scapes
FOOD52 covers How to Utilize a Glut of Garlic
FOOD & WINE covers 8 Recipes Every Garlic Lover Should Know
Food Republic covers 25 Favorite Recipes Starring Garlic
HuffPost covers Recipes That Garlic Lovers Need in Their Lives
HuffPost covers Get the Most Out of Garlic Scapes
HuffPost covers Green Garlic Recipes
Life’s Ambrosia covers 15 Recipes for Garlic Lovers
Parade covers 10 Recipes to Celebrate Garlic Scape Season
SAVEUR covers Garlic Lover Recipes
Serious Eats covers Recipes for Garlic Scapes
The Guardian covers 10 Best Garlic Recipes
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