Roasted Garlic and Goat Cheese Galette

This appetizer or main event is fancy enough for a party, really rich, tart, and fun to create. Here is my recipe for roasted garlic to use in the galette recipe. It’s difficult to describe just how good garlic smells when roasting in your oven... 

1 large head of garlic

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, defrosted and unrolled
1/3 cup olive oil (give or take)
5 ounces plain goat cheese, softened
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
Kosher salt and black pepper to taste (⅛-¼ teaspoon) 

Raspberry balsamic or balsamic glaze

Preheat oven to 400. Roast the garlic and set aside to cool down.

Roll out puff pastry dough to about 1/8” thick and cut into a 12” round. Put on a round sheet pan covered with a baking mat, lightly crimp the edges of the dough, and put in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Squeeze the garlic out of each clove into a bowl. Add the olive oil and stir to blend. Add the goat cheese, rosemary, salt, and pepper and stir until smooth.

Remove the crust from the freezer and spread the bottom with the goat cheese mixture, leaving a 1” border. Fold the border over the edge to close dough into a half moon shape. 

Bake until the crust is light golden and puffy, about 25 minutes. 

Remove from oven and put on a plate. Drizzle raspberry balsamic glaze over the top and cut into small pieces after letting it cool for a few minutes.