Baked Garlic With Blue Cheese And Rosemary Recipes

BAKED GARLIC WITH BLUE CHEESE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut 1/2 inch off top end (opposite root end) of each garlic head, exposing top garlic cloves.
• Remove any loose papery outer skin.
• Place garlic cut side up in nonaluminum baking dish.
• Top with butter.
• Pour oil over.
• Add 1 can broth and white wine to dish.
• Sprinkle chopped rosemary over garlic.
• Place 2 rosemary sprigs in dish.
• Season with pepper.
• (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover; chill).
• Bake uncovered until garlic is tender, basting every 15 minutes with pan juices and adding more broth if necessary to maintain some sauce in dish, about 1 hr 15 minutes.
• Add cheese to dish and continue baking until cheese is almost melted, about 10 minutes.
• Discard rosemary sprigs.
• Garnish with fresh rosemary sprigs.
• Serve with bread.

TWICE-BAKED POTATOES WITH BLUE CHEESE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Pierce potatoes with toothpick or fork.
• Place on oven rack; bake until cooked through, about 1 hour 15 minutes (or microwave on high until tender, turning once, 10 to 15 minutes).
• Transfer to baking sheet; cool 5 minutes.
• Cut off top third of each potato.
• Scoop flesh from bottoms into bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell.
• Scoop flesh from tops; add to bowl. Discard tops.
• Add 1/4 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup blue cheese, butter, garlic and rosemary to potato flesh; mash.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer mixture to pastry bag fitted with large star tip; pipe mixture into potato shells, dividing equally. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.).
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Bake potatoes on baking sheet until heated through and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon sour cream atop each potato.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon blue cheese over each potato and serve.
• Variation:.
• For a tangy, mellow flavor, try soft fresh goat cheese in place of the blue cheese.
• Do-Ahead:.
• Note that these potatoes keep for two days in the refrigerator.

ROSEMARY , ROASTED GARLIC, CHEESE, MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place garlic in small ovenproof bowl, and drizzle with olive oil.
• Roast for 30 minutes, or until very soft.
• Cool and peel the garlic, and reserve the oil.
• Boil potatoes and rosemary in a large pot of salted water until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup liquid.
• Discard the cooked rosmary.
• Place potatoes in a large bowl with milk, butter, garlic, and reserved olive oil.
• Mash to desired consistency, adding reserved cooking liquid as needed.
• Mix in 1/2 cup cheese.
• Season with minced fresh rosemary, salt and pepper all to taste.
• Garnish with fresh rosemary.

ROSEMARY ROASTED GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 200c.
• Cut about 1cm from the top of each garlic bulb and discard the tops.
• Place the bulbs in a small oven-proof dish and drizzle with the oil and juice and sprinkle the rosemary leaves over.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 55 minutes or until the garlic is very soft.
• Remove the garlic from the oven and stand covered for 10 minutes.
• Squeeze the garlic from the cloves and use as desired.

STUFFED BAKED POTATOES WITH BLUE CHEESE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Pierce potatoes with fork. Place on oven rack; bake until cooked through, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Transfer to baking sheet; cool 5 minutes. Cut off top third of each potato. Scoop flesh from bottoms into bowl, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell. Scoop flesh from tops; add to bowl. Discard tops.
• Add 1/4 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup blue cheese, butter, garlic and rosemary to potato flesh; mash. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to pastry bag fitted with large star tip; pipe mixture into potato shells, dividing equally. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake potatoes on baking sheet until heated through and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes. Spoon 1 tablespoon sour cream atop each potato. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon blue cheese over each and serve.