Vegan Garlic Bread

🥖 Why We Love This Recipe

• Super easy: You just need a few basic ingredients and less than 20 minutes to whip up the perfect vegan garlic bread.
• Insanely delicious: I can't even explain how mouthwateringly delicious this garlic bread tastes and smells. It's truly impossible to resist!
• Perfect side dish: It goes with just about anything – pasta, soup, salad, pizza, or anything else your heart desires! It's also the perfect easy option for entertaining. Always a crowd pleaser!

🧀 Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make this vegan garlic bread:

📋 Ingredient Notes

• Bread: There are really so many types of bread you can use, but we personally prefer a softer French or Italian bread loaf. You can also use a baguette, but since it already tends to be quite crusty and hard, it may be pretty hard after baking further. You can also use a sourdough loaf, ciabatta, or another bread of choice.
• Garlic: To keep this recipe extra simple, we use granulated garlic. If you would prefer to use fresh, substitute the granules with finely minced garlic.
• Butter: Just about any vegan butter will work in this recipe! You could also use olive oil, but butter is more traditional and makes this vegan garlic bread extra indulgent.
• Cheese: We use a grated vegan parmesan to add extra flavor and creaminess to our garlic bread. For a super simple recipe, you could certainly leave it out altogether. You can also swap the vegan parmesan with nutritional yeast.
• Parsley: Technically optional, but strongly suggested! It helps add a bit of freshness to balance out all of the butter, garlic and cheese.

🔪 Step-by-step Instructions

PREP: Preheat the oven to 400˚F / 205˚C. Slice the loaf of bread in half lengthwise. 

(1) Melt butter, then stir in garlic powder, salt, pepper, and parsley until well combined. 

(2) Using a basting brush, coat bread evenly with garlic butter.

(3) Sprinkle grated parmesan over the top and bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown. Slice bread and serve. 

💭 Expert Tips and FAQs

• Make it with nutritional yeast instead of parmesan: If you would prefer, you can substitute vegan parmesan cheese with 3-4 tablespoons of nutritional yeast.  If you use nutritional yeast, stir it directly into the garlic butter instead of sprinkling on top. It has the same cheesy flavor!
• Serve with:
  • Just about any pasta dish (a few favorites include pasta al forno, vegan carbonara, and lentil bolognese)
  • Lentil meatballs
  • Lasagna
  • Pizza
  • Italian chopped salad
  • Soups (a few favorites include basic minestrone, vegan French onion soup, 3 bean soup, and vegan clam chowder)
  • Vegan meatloaf
  • And so much more!
• Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container or wrapped in aluminum foil in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
• Reheat in a 350˚F oven until warmed through, or in the microwave (be sure to remove the aluminum foil!).

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