Homemade Ciabatta Garlic Bread
Try this no-fail recipe for how to make garlic bread perfectly every time! Crusty on the outside, chewy on the inside, and packed with big flavor thanks to a delicious extra virgin olive oil, fresh herbs, and garlic mixture
Ingredients
- 1 lb loaf ciabatta bread
- 1 cup Italian parsley
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Kosher salt
- pepper
- 4-5 cloves garlic peeled
- ⅓ cup Extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup grated or shredded parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Add the garlic, rosemary, oregano, and parsley to a small food processor and blend. Drizzle in the olive oil from the top opening of the food processor while everything is blending. Season with kosher salt and black pepper
- Place the bread flat on a cutting board. Place your non-dominant hand on top of the bread. Take a knife and slice the bread in half horizontally.
- Spoon the herb and garlic oil equally onto both halves of the bread and spread it all over. Put the bread halves back together.
- Line a large sheet pan with foil. Place the bread flat on the pan and cover with another piece of foil. Crimp the foil sides to close tightly.
- Bake the foil-wrapped bread on the center rack of the heated oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the oven and uncover it. Separate the two halves of bread and place them side by side on the sheet pan.
- Sprinkle grated parmesan onto the bread.
- Return the sheet pan with the bread to the oven for another 10 minutes, until the bread crisps with golden edges and some of the cheese is slightly golden.
- Cut into 1-inch slices and serve immediately.