Recipe: The Best Vegan Garlic Bread

No summertime BBQ is complete without homemade garlic bread, served fresh from the oven – a bit too hot to tear a slice off, but just too tempting to wait until it has cooled.  This vegan garlic bread probably isn’t one for health-food vegans – crusty white bread dripping in garlic ‘butter’, (or for anyone on a first date for that matter, as the garlic needs to really pack a punch).

And of course it is so easy to vegan-ise, using dairy-free margarine and, if you like, the excellent dairy-free parmesan that is now so widely available in supermarkets.  There are quite a number of vegan cheeses which smell like stinky socks and taste even worse, but the ‘parmesan’ is definitely a winner and I use it a lot.

This vegan garlic bread recipe works really well with a large crusty baguette, and also with ciabatta.  The key is to spread the garlic margarine all the way to the edge of each slice, on both sides – that way you don’t end up with the disappointingly dry edges which supermarket garlic baguettes so often suffer from.

The perfect side dish for any vegan BBQ, or perhaps to serve alongside a Creamy Roasted Squash Lasagne with a crisp green salad, or even my much-loved Vegan Moussaka.  How will you serve yours?

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Vegan Garlic Bread: Shopping List

You will need:

• Garlic
• Fresh parsley
• Dairy-free margarine
• Vegan parmesan (optional)
• Baguette or ciabatta loaf
• Dried oregano
• Kitchen foil

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The Best Vegan Garlic Bread

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

35 mins

 

A 'buttery' and totally delicious homemade garlic bread recipe.

Course: Side

Cuisine: American

Keyword: vegan garlic bread

Servings: 16 slices

Calories: 133 kcal

Author: Kate Ford | The Veg Space

Ingredients

• 1 baguette or ciabatta loaf
• 100 g dairy-free margarine
• 4 cloves garlic (peeled and crushed)
• handful fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• 4 tbsp vegan parmesan (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C (fan)/ 420°F / Gas Mark 8.

2. Cut the baguette or ciabatta into slices about 2cm thick, but don't cut right through to the bottom - leave the loaf in tact at the bottom.

3. In a bowl, mix together the dairy-free margarine, garlic, parsley, oregano and half the vegan parmesan (if using).

4. Place the sliced loaf on a large sheet of foil, and spread the garlic margarine over both sides of each slice of bread.  Sprinkle the remaining vegan parmesan over the top of the loaf, then wrap it tightly in the foil and place on a baking tray.

5. Bake for 20 minutes, then unwrap the foil and bake uncovered for a further 5 minutes until golden brown and crispy on top.  Serve immediately.

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