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Home » Vegan Recipes » Vegan Side Dishes » Recipe: Vegan Garlic Bread

Recipe: Vegan Garlic Bread

June 14, 2018

Vegan Garlic Bread
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A ‘buttery’ and totally delicious homemade vegan garlic bread recipe. Perfect for BBQs, buffets or with your favourite crowd-pleasing meal.

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.

Vegan Garlic Bread

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?


What you need to make your Vegan Garlic Bread

Ingredients

Baguette or ciabatta loaf The better the loaf, the better the garlic bread so do look out for a really good quality baguette or ciabatta if you can. Sourdough would make it extra-special!

Garlic obviously! If you’re in a rush, a jar or tube of ready-chopped garlic or garlic purée would be a shortcut, but the flavour of freshly crushed garlic can’t be matched so do go to the extra trouble if you can.

Dairy-free margarine I use a block vegan ‘butter’ rather than a tub of spread – the water content is much lower so it works much better in this recipe. My current favourites are Flora Plant Butter (block) and Naturli Block.

Vegan parmesan This is optional but does give your garlic bread that extra wow-factor. If you’re not a fan of vegan cheeses in general, do give vegan parmesan a try – it is very different, with none of the stinky-socks smell often associated with cheap dairy-free cheeses! My go-to is Violife’s Prosociano, available in many supermarkets.

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Can I freeze my Vegan Garlic Bread?

Yes! I do this often – sometimes making up a whole baguette then just baking a small section and portioning off and freezing the rest for another time.

It must be frozen before cooking, however – once it is cooked you really need to eat it there and then.

Follow all the instructions up to step 4, then just put your loaf wrapped in foil straight into the freezer.

If you have a lot of BBQs over the summer it makes sense to batch-make this garlic bread, (if you have the freezer space) – buy 4 or 5 baguettes at once, make a big batch of garlic butter, prepare them then you can just defrost and cook (without getting garlicky!) any time you need it.


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What main meals are best served with garlic bread?

Let’s face it, there aren’t a lot of meals that wouldn’t be enhanced by a slice or two of ‘buttery’ garlic bread, but I particularly love to serve it alongside:

  • Kate’s Easy Aubergine Meatballs from Veggie Desserts
  • Camilla’s Slow Cooker Vegan Stew from Fab Food 4 All
  • Chloe’s Creamy Mushroom Pasta from Forkful of Plants
  • My Ultimate Vegan Moussaka, or
  • Vegan Chilli con Carne

Yum!


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The Best Vegan Garlic Bread

Kate Ford | The Veg Space
A 'buttery' and totally delicious homemade vegan garlic bread recipe. Perfect for BBQs, buffets or with your favourite crowd-pleasing meal.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Side
Cuisine American
Servings 16 slices
Calories 133 kcal

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
 

  • Preheat the oven to 220°C (fan)/ 420°F / Gas Mark 8.
  • 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.
  • In a bowl, mix together the dairy-free margarine, garlic, parsley, oregano and half the vegan parmesan (if using).
  • 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.
  • 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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 133kcalCarbohydrates: 17.1gProtein: 3.8gFat: 5.8gSaturated Fat: 1.3gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 282mgPotassium: 11mgFiber: 0.6gSugar: 0.5gCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Kristen says

    June 14, 2018 at 12:02 pm

    Everyone needs a good garlic bread recipe and this is FABULOUS!!! So simple too.

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  2. Elysia | Haute & Healthy Living says

    June 14, 2018 at 12:10 pm

    This loaf is mouthwatering! A great plant-based option as well!

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  3. Demeter says

    June 14, 2018 at 12:11 pm

    This is the perfect addition to go along with almost every dinner! Love it!

    Reply
  4. Natalie says

    June 14, 2018 at 1:13 pm

    I simply LOVE garlic bread, especially when it’s homemade! Looks so delicious and perfect for hosting!

    Reply
  5. Julia says

    June 14, 2018 at 1:14 pm

    I am addicted to garlic bread but never tried making it vegan! Love the idea!

    Reply
  6. Shanika says

    June 14, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    I am so in love with garlic bread and LOVE that this recipe is vegan! I’ll definitely be giving this one a try!

    Reply
  7. Corina Blum says

    June 15, 2018 at 10:52 am

    Ooooh yum! This has made me crave garlic bread! I love it but don’t often get it or make it my children have the annoying habit of only eating one mouthful of the soft garlicy bread and leaving all the crusts. Maybe if I made sure the butter was right to the edge I might have a slight chance of getting them to eat it. Thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice!

    Reply
  8. jacqui Bellefontaine says

    June 16, 2018 at 6:45 pm

    Sorry I am a butter girl but I have to say this garlic bread looks perfect. Thank you for linking to #CookBlogShare

    Reply
  9. Vikas Kandhari says

    June 22, 2018 at 8:19 pm

    lovely recipe thanks for sharing . love garlic bread.

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