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ROASTED GARLIC

1 Garlic (Whole) 1 Tbsp Olive Oil Salt, Ground Chili Pepper, Dried Basil 1 French Bread Roll PREPARATIONS: 1- Cut off the garlic's top and peel the outer layers until it reaches to the last layer. 2- Slice the french bread roll. DIRECTIONS: 1- Place each garlic on a 12" x 12" aluminum foil. 2- Pour olive oil on top. 3- Sprinkle with salt, pepper and dried basil. 4- Wrap the aluminum foil around and seal the top. 5- Preheat oven to 400º F (204º C), Roast the garlic for half an hour. 6- Heat the sliced french roll in 350º F (177º C) oven for 10 minutes. 7- Remove the garlic from oven and allow to cool down before handling. (fully roasted garlic cloves will slide out of the shell with a small pressure). 8- Spread few garlic cloves over a bread slice.

ROASTED GARLIC CALORIES & NUTRITION VALUES

This is simple, easy and quick snack recipe but the benefit of it is just the opposite. Garlic has always been associated with health and home remedy. Garlic is believed to be a potent anti cancer agent. It may prevent lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer and more. As most of elderly folks would testify, garlic is go to medicine for healing and prevention of atherosclerosis problem. Garlic can lower bad cholesterol and may prevent heart attack and hypertension. On top of all these essential benefits, garlic has few hidden benefits that are either ignored or stepped over by the main most important ones (such as anti cancer) and doesn't seem to get enough credit for them. Recent studies have shown that garlic may actually treat acne and can also prevent hair loss. Garlic is a strong anti-inflammatory component. It works on cold sore like magic! Speaking of cold sore, one of garlic's top benefits is its anti bacterial agents. It can help you fight cold and flu. Although anti bacterial agents can not do much to flu per se, but garlic's extraordinary source of antioxidant that can boos up your immune system and can shorten the flu period down to half. Garlic can also help you loose weight. Each Roasted Garlic Clove (4.5g) has 15 calories (11.4 calories from fat), 1.2g of fat, 35g sodium and 0.2g protein. Roasted garlic contains high amounts of manganese and vitamin B6.