Fat-Free Garlic Bread?

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Tip # 22 – Near Fat-Free Garlic Bread

WOULD YOU BELIEVE: Garlic bread has 4 to 8 grams of fat per slice.

SOME FACTS: While garlic is a low-fat, healthy vegetable that can be used to enhance the flavor of many foods, when used on bread it is usually combined with butter or margarine. This dramatically increases the fat content of garlic bread. Many people eat two to four slices of bread with a pasta meal and can get up to 16 grams of fat by doing so.
Personally, I love garlic bread with Italian dishes, and sometimes just with salads. Fortunately, someone showed me how to keep the flavor but get rid of the fat in a garlic bread that is absolutely delicious.

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Try the following recipe for garlic bread and see if you don’t agree with me.

Garlic Spread
1 head Garlic cloves
½ tsp. Olive oil (optional)

Remove all skin from garlic, leaving only bare cloves. Dash olive oil on top, and bake in oven at 425o F. for 30 minutes. Let cool, separate cloves, then slice open and scoop out the garlic, which should now have a pasty consistency, with a butter knife. Spread on crusty French bread, or use to spice up your sandwiches. Delicious!
It also stores well, so you don’t have to cook it fresh every time. Simply bake several heads of garlic at once and store in the refrigerator. When needed, separate and slice open cloves. Then squeeze the roasted garlic out of its casing.
Another way to prepare this is to simply peel and smash garlic cloves, then sauté in a minimal amount of water or wine, in a very hot pan. Allow the bottom to brown and caramelize. Then mash the cooked cloves with your spoon and spread directly onto crusty French bread or other whole grain treats.
The cooking method takes the bite out of the garlic and leaves the best part of the taste. Makes 4 portions. (1 portion = 18.4 calories, 0.6 grams fat, 12% protein, 61% carbohydrates, 28% fat)

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