Garlic Bread Spread

Garlic bread dip is the best way to enjoy your Italian bread. If you’re one of those people that thinks good bread can stand alone or only needs a little bit of olive oil to be good, then you are in for a surprise. Spread this over your Italian bread loaf and be amazed at how it completely transforms the bread from simply good tasting to mouthwatering delicious. Pair it with a nice bottle of wine and you’ll have an amazing appetizer.

Health Benefits

Garlic is a great source for many essential vitamins and minerals. Your standard clove contains calcium, iron, phosphorous, iodine, chlorine, and most importantly allicin, the compound responsible for garlic’s distinctive odor. Allicin is a rare mineral that when digested acts as an antibacterial agent, immunity booster, blood thinner, antioxidants which remove cancer causing free radicals from the body, and prevents certain type of cancers. But there’s more, perhaps most importantly for certain people, allicin is also a natural treatment for acne.

Nutrition

Per Serving:

274 calories;

12.1 g fat;

34 g carbohydrates;

6.8 g protein;

26 mg cholesterol;

489 mg sodium.

Ingredients

cup butter (softened): 1/2

cup grated parmesan cheese: 1/4

cloves garlic, minced: 2

teaspoon dried marjoram: 1/4

teaspoon dried basil: 1/4

teaspoon fines herbs: 1/4

teaspoon dried oregano ground black pepper to taste: 1/4

teaspoon dried parsley, or to taste: 1/4

loaf unsliced Italian bread: 1

How To Make Garlic Bread Spread

1. Preheat oven to 175° C
2. Mix together the butter, Parmesan cheese, garlic, marjoram, basil, fines herbs mix, oregano, black pepper, and parsley in a bowl until they are fully combined.
3. Split the Italian bread loaf lengthwise in half.
4. Generously spread each half with the butter mixture.
5. Bake the garlic bread on the top rack of the preheated oven until the butter mixture melts and bubbles; 10 - 15 minutes.
6. Turn on the broiler, and broil until the bread is your desired shade of golden brown; 1 – 2 minutes. 

Trivia

There are over 300 variations of garlic grown around the world.