Do you want to be eating warm, soft and fluffy vegan garlic bread in 20 minutes time? If you’re anything like us, we’re sure the answer is a big yes! So here it is...
Maybe you’re having a spag bol or some pesto pasta, and you want something to mop up all of the delicious sauce. Maybe you just want the comfort that only carbs can bring.
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The only problem is, a lot of shop bought garlic bread has dairy in it, ugh! Can vegans eat garlic bread? You know it! Anything you can eat, we can make vegan. You’ll only need four core ingredients, but you can level-up this garlic bread with all kinds of extras, too!
👨🍳 Expert tips
The bread
We love using a french baguette to make vegan garlic bread because it’s crunchy on the outside and fluffy in the middle. You could also use a ciabatta if that’s more your style (we have done this numerous times). Do everything exactly the same, just with ciabatta instead!
Level-up your garlic bread!
Try adding herbs, nutritional yeast or even vegan cheese if you want to take this vegan garlic bread to the next level.
Vegan cheese
If you want to make your vegan garlic bread extra indulgent, add vegan cheese to make cheesy garlic bread. We recommend the vegan Applewood smoked cheese or vegan Koko Cheddar for this.
The best sandwich of all time
Instead of making slices of garlic bread baguette, try making a truly epic sandwich with garlic bread ciabatta.
Cut the ciabatta in half and fill it with vegan sausages and a combination of vegan mayo, sriracha and ketchup. Like our Instagram post below. Thank us later!
Just don’t go overboard with the garlic. Dan did this once when we had friends over. Turns out there is such a thing as too much garlic, who knew?!
📋 Ingredients
You only need four ingredients to make this epic vegan garlic bread from scratch!
- 2 ft French baguette (or ciabatta if you prefer)
- 6 tbsp vegan margarine or dairy free spread. We like to use Flora or Vitalite. For our American readers, it doesn’t get much better than Earth Balance.
- 1.5 tbsp (5 cloves) cloves garlic - peeled and crushed.
- 1.5 tbsp fresh basil leaves - chopped
- Optional extras: 1 tablespoon other herbs like chives or oregano, a sprinkle of nutritional yeast or grated vegan cheese. You may also like to add ½ a teaspoon of salt, depending on if the vegan butter is salty or not.
🔪 Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas mark 4.
- Cut the 2 ft baguette in half, so that you have 2 x 1 ft baguettes
- Cut the baguette halves into 1" slices stopping before the bottom, so that each slice doesn’t come away from the baguette. To make it easier, lay the baguette between two chopsticks (lengthways), and slice across the baguette until the knife gets to the chopsticks and comes to a natural stop.
- Mix the vegan butter, chopped basil and crushed garlic together. If you’re using any extra herbs or nutritional yeast, chuck those in too.
- Spread three quarters of the butter and garlic mixture evenly in between each slice of slice of baguette, on both sides.
- Spread the remaining butter over the top of the baguette halves.
- Grab a non-stick baking sheet, or line a tray with parchment paper. You don’t want your garlic bread getting stuck!
- Lay both baguettes onto the tray and bake at 180c for 7-8 minutes until the outside is crispy.
- You’ll know when it’s done because the outside bread will look golden and slightly crisp, but the middle will still be soft.
Take it out of the oven and try to get it to the table before eating it all!
🍝 What to serve with it
We think that vegan garlic bread is the perfect accompaniment to most pasta dishes. Sometimes carbs on carbs just feels right.
Classic Arrabiata
This pasta arrabiata is a favourite in our house! It’s a traditional Italian recipe that’s super simple, and incredibly tasty.
Vegan spinach and ricotta cannelloni
Vegan garlic bread goes really well with our cheesy and decadent spinach and ricotta cannelloni. It’s absolutely perfect for mopping up the extra marinara sauce.
Creamy mushroom pasta
Try garlic bread piled high with creamy mushroom pasta, garlic and mushrooms are such a perfect combination!
🇮🇹 Other Italian inspired recipes you might like
- Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese
- Pesto Pasta
- Vegan Caesar Salad
- Pink Cashew Pesto by Justyna Manjari
- Vegan Cheeseburger Pasta Bake
💭 FAQs
It completely depends where you’re buying or ordering it from, so it’s always a good idea to check. Of course, our dairy free garlic bread is totally vegan, so you’re safe here.
If you’re ordering it in a restaurant, it will most likely use dairy butter. It’s always best to check with the server. They may be able to make a vegan version for you, as lots of restaurants become more and more vegan friendly, this is a lot more common.
Yup! You can even reheat it straight from frozen. It should be fine in the freezer for up to 3 months. When you’re ready to reheat it, chuck it straight in on gas mark 4 / 180°c in the oven for 15 minutes or so, to make sure it’s completely defrosted and hot all the way through.
We love using French baguette to make our homemade vegan garlic bread, but a ciabatta works just as well.
Go wild! We’re big fans of garlicky food and while we think we’ve got the quantities just right, everyone has different tastes.
🍽 Equipment and suggested products
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Serrated bread knife
A good serrated bread knife makes all the difference when you’re making vegan garlic bread. It means your slices will be even, and the bread is less likely to tear.
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Non-stick oven tray
An essential if you don’t want your bread getting stuck to the tray! Take good care of your non-stick trays and they should serve you well for years to come.
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When you press garlic it’s easier for the flavour to permeate throughout a dish more widely and evenly than when it’s cut into slices. In addition, a garlic press saves you valuable chopping time, and helps reduce the garlic scent sticking to your fingers!
If you’re going to be cooking with garlic a lot, it’s definitely worth investing in a garlic press.
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Garlic Bread
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 8
- Total Time: 13 minutes
- Yield: 24 slices 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
The easiest and most delicious vegan garlic bread in just 15 minutes and 4 ingredients! A perfect side for most pasta dishes, or a great snack by itself.
Ingredients
- 2 ft French baguette (or ciabatta if you prefer, see notes below)
- 6 tbsp vegan margarine or dairy-free spread
- 1.5 tbsp (5 cloves) cloves garlic - peeled and crushed.
- 1.5 tbsp fresh basil leaves - chopped finely
Optional extras:
- 1 tablespoon additional fresh herbs like chives or oregano
- ½ tsp salt (depending on if the vegan butter is salty or not)
- Nutritional yeast
- Grated vegan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas mark 4.
- Slice the baguette in half, so that you end up with 2 x 1 ft baguettes
- Cut the baguette halves into 1" slices stopping before the bottom, so that each slice is still attached to the baguette. Top tip: lay the baguette between two chopsticks (lengthways) and slice across the baguette until the knife gets to the chopsticks and comes to a natural stop.
- Mix the crushed garlic, vegan butter and fresh basil together in a small bowl. Also add salt and any extras like nutritional yeast or additional herbs.
- Spread three-quarters of the butter and garlic mixture evenly in between each slice of baguette.
- Slather the rest of the butter, garlic and basil mixture on top of each baguette.
- Grab a non-stick baking sheet, or line a tray with parchment paper. Put the baguettes on the tray and bake at 180°C for 7-8 minutes.
- The baguettes are done when the outside of the bread is golden and slightly crisp, but the middle is still be soft.
Notes
- This garlic bread freezes really well. Just pop the baguette into the freezer once cool, and it will keep for 3 months. Reheat thoroughly from frozen for 15 minutes on gas mark 5 or 190°C. After 5 minutes cover with tin foil to make sure it doesn’t burn.
- Try using ciabatta instead of French baguette. Use a 250g ciabatta loaf. Cut into actual slices (it doesn’t need to be attached like the baguette). Then lay each slice onto the baking sheet and slather the vegan butter onto each individual slice.
- Top with grated vegan cheese for extra indulgence.We recommend the vegan cheeses by Koko or Applewood.
- Make this gluten-free by using a gluten-free baguette or ciabatta.
- Category: Sides
- Method: Oven-bake
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: vegan garlic bread
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