This homemade Vegan Garlic bread is packed with garlic flavor and is so quick and easy to make.
For the final day of this week’s ‘adapted cuisine in different country’ theme, I have a vegan garlic bread recipe. I always thought garlic bread which is served with Italian dishes is an Italian tradition. Apparently it is an American creation which has now become synonymous to Italian food here in the US.
Italian Toasted Bread:
Italians make Bruschetta — which is basically toasted bread rubbed with garlic clove and topped with fresh tomatoes. But they don’t overdo the garlic or the butter, in fact bruschetta is made with olive oil and not butter. Also they serve it as an appetizer and not as a side dish to pizza.
American Garlic Bread:
Well Italian or not, this garlic bread is a delicious dish by itself. This vegan version is quite easy to make. Use vegan butter instead of regular butter along with some good quality extra virgin olive oil to make a tasty garlic bread.
Toasting/ baking the bread infuses it with flavor and makes it crispy and extra yummy. I served it with a side of vegan Caesar salad and it was a simple and filling meal. Great to make during the holidays too.
Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked today for BM# 85.
Vegan Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 1 Loaf of Italian or French Bread
- 4 tbsp Vegan Butter
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Garlic cloves, finely minced
- 2 tbsp Parsley, finely chopped
- To taste Salt Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
- Cut the bread into half lengthwise. Place on the baking sheet.
- Melt butter and olive oil in a small saucepan. Add the minced garlic cloves and parsley. Heat till the butter has melted and starts to smell fragrant.
- Brush the cut sides of the bread generously with garlic butter. Season with salt and pepper. Close the bread and slice crosswise, making sure not to cut the loaf all the way through. This will help in cutting the bread after baking.
- Tightly wrap the bread with the parchment paper or foil and bake for 10 minutes. Open the foil or parchment and bake for another 3~4 minutes or until nice and toasty.
- Remove from the oven and cut into pieces and serve.
Kalyani
oooo !! this is soooo inviting Pavani.. instantly bookmarked 🙂 thank you for a vegan recipe !
sapana
Garlic bread is one of our favorite and we love it every now and then. Nice idea of using vegan butter to make it vegan.
Usha
Italian or not, this bread is always addictive. Can finish the meal with just this bread! Pictures have come out good, as always.
Harini
Wow! This sounds so easy to make in a jiffy. Always thought garlic bread was Italian 🙂
Jayanthi
Pictures are eye-catching and look very tempting. I can gorge on these bread as a meal.
Priya Suresh
I cant imagine garlic bread as vegan version, and here you comes with an interesting one, alluring garlic bread Pavani, loving it.
Bhawana Singh
garlic pieces of bread are my kid’s favorite. just give them and I can be relaxed till this bread lasts.
Sushma Pinjala
I love garlic bread, i too make them at home sometimes. Kids love it. Your garlic bread pics are soo mouthwatering.
Chef Mireille
bread looks so inviting with the fresh herbs
Mayuri Patel
Even I thought its an Italian starter as its so commonly served at pizza joints. Delicious looking garlic bread and reminds me that I haven’t made some in a long time.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
That bread looks just from a pizza place or a good Italian restaurant! Love the flavor of butter with olive oil and the herbs and garlic just make it so flavorful!
Ritu Tangri
I’m speechless Pavani….wonderfully made garlic bread, full on flavors. No words can do justice to it. Drooling already
Byron Thomas
This recipe sounds lovely! I make a garlic bread seasoning mix that’s vegan, but I usually end up mixing it with butter, so there goes that! I’ve never tried vegan butter though. I’ll have to get some and give it a go.