Grilled Garlic Bread

Name: Grilled Garlic Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: Makes 8 servings (about 2 slices each)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter, softened; 1 large loaf French or Italian bread (about 1 pound); 1 large loaf French or Italian bread (about 1 pound); Oil for coating grill grate; ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons dried oregano

Preparation info

Makes
8
servings (about 2 slices each)

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Mastering the Grill

By Andrew Schloss and David Joachim

Published 2007

About

Italy’s most famous toast, bruschetta, is a form of grilled garlic bread in which slices of bread are toasted over hot coals, rubbed with a cut clove of garlic, and then drizzled with olive oil. Here’s a version that’s closer to the buttered garlic bread served with pasta in most Italian-American restaurants. It’s quick and simple.

Ingredients

1 large loaf French or Italian bread (about 1 pound)
¾ cup (

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Method

Directions

Heat the grill as directed.
Cut the bread on the diagonal into slices about ½ to ¾ inch thick, and put the slices on a baking sheet or tray.
Put the butter, garlic, oregano, pepper, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on medium speed until light, fluffy, and blended, scraping the sides as necessary.
Spread