Roasted Garlic

Roasting garlic mellows its pungent flavor and softens the cloves. You can add them to sauces, soups, salads, or mash them into a paste to spread on bread. Here's how to do it.

Bok Choy and Kale Fried Rice With Fried Garlic

Fried rice is one of the great one-bowl meals, though this vegetarian version, packed with tender-crisp bok choy and kale and crispy nubs of fried garlic is so good that you'll probably want to keep it in your repertoire as a side dish as well.

Garlic Fried Rice

Garlic fried rice is a perfect accompaniment to chicken adobo, or any other super-savory, super-saucy food.

Garlic Confit

This recipe gives you step-by-step instructions for making garlic confit at home by slowly cooking cloves in oil until tender and sweet.

Garlic Chili Oil Recipe | Sauced

I'm a chili oil fiend. If there's any near me, it goes on everything. Luckily, it's super easy to make at home, which only further fuels the chili head in me while opening up the doors to more hot oil possibilities. In this version, I went with equal parts crushed red pepper and garlic with fantastic results.

Chinese Broccoli With Oyster Sauce and Fried Garlic

A simple preparation for Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce and a sprinkling of crunchy garlic being the only adornment this side dish needs.

Fried Shallots

Making Southeast Asian–style fried shallots at home is easy, provided you set yourself up for success and pay attention while cooking them.

Pickled Garlic

Pickled garlic is great in salad dressings or as part of a pickle plate (try drizzling them with a bit of fruity oil). During dinner prep, they're great coarsely chopped and added to sauteed greens. When the garlic is all gone, make sure to save the leftover brine and use it in homemade bean purees or quickly dressed bowls of salad greens.

Easy Roasted-Garlic Focaccia

This garlic focaccia is a riff on garlic bread, complete with roasted garlic cloves studded throughout and garlic butter brushed across the top.

Garlic bread

You definitely need these as a side for your next dinner. Fresh, homemade garlic bread is the best!