15 Best Recipes with Garlic

Photography By Jill Melton | Last Updated July 16, 2022

Just harvested garlic in July from Belle Fleur Farms at the Rutherford County Farmers Market

Garlic is harvested in June, laid out and cured (dried) for a month or two and shows up in farmers markets July through September.

We don't typically think of garlic as a fresh or local food, certainly not like tomatoes, but it is. Fresh harvested garlic is world's above that which you get in the supermarket. Check out local farmers markets July through September to find fresh, plump heads. We ran across these beautiful pink-green heads at the Murfreesboro Farmers' Market in downtown Murfreesboro this past Saturday.

Garlic, depending on how used, can have many personalities. Roast to make it sweet and mellow, chop and use raw for a spicy, acerbic flavor or saute for a nice garlic flavor.

Here are 15 recipes that use garlic to best effect.

Pasta with "Melted Tomatoes," Garlic and Basil

A quick throw together pasta dish using the sweet cherry tomatoes of the season

Garlic Mashed Cauliflower

This easy dish makes delicious use of cauliflower's delicate, nutty taste. With just a handful of ingredients and a touch of elbow grease, you'll have a fragrant side dish that's a perfect companion...

Sweet Potato Fries with Garlic Aioli

Bread Pudding with Feta and Garlic Scape Pesto

Any kind of pesto can be used in this savory bread pudding, but we like it in the spring with our Garlic Scape Pesto, avilable at farmers markets in May and June.

Chicken Shawarma

This Middle Eastern classic is perfect for weekninght dinners and great as leftovers bundled up in a wrap.

Lady Pea Salad with Pesto

We love to try interesting pastas. Here we used Fergola Sarda from Lazzaroli’s Pasta shop in Germantown. However you can use any small pasta, even Israeli couscous. Serve this alongside grilled or...

Pistachio Pesto

This recipe is from Pat Schertz of Rosie Belle Farm. "it's a CSA favorite and appears on virtually every shareholder's shopping list when it is available, and with fresh basil popping...

Chicken Marbella

The best thing about this classic from the 1982 Silver Palate Cookbook, is that it's great hot, or cold for a picnic. Chicken pieces are cooked in vinegar, wine, brown sugar, capers, olives...

Farmers Market Pasta Salad

Summer produce shines in this vegetarian pasta salad

Lazy Summer Tomato Sauce

My daughter has been working at a produce stand for the past 4 summers. As a result she frequently comes home with baskets of over-ripe tomatoes impatient to be used. Mind you, I'm not...

Spicy Gazpacho

Heartier versions of gazpacho have their place, but if you haven't made (or eaten) one that's silky smooth, I urge you to give it a try. To achieve the texture, the ingredients are blended together...

Pasta Carbonara

Pasta carbonara, with its assertive combination of bacon, eggs, Parmesan, and lots of black pepper, hails from the region around Rome. The name means “pasta in the style of coal miners” as a nod...

Lola's Chicken Adobo

The native dish of The Philippines, this chicken adobo comes from Josie "Lola" Villacorte, mother of Nicole Payne. Nicole owns Red Perch in the new Sylvan Supply building off Charlotte Pike with...

Cauliflower Fried "Rice" with Shrimp

“If you love the umami flavor of Asian cuisine, you’re going to love my cauliflower fried rice,” says Carey MacDonald in her West Nashville kitchen. Her stir-fried rice is actually made with...

Garlic Herb Marinated Chicken Tenders

This recipe is perfect for taking camping or to a cabin. The chicken marinates with olive oil, garlic, and herbs, and travels great in a plastic tub (the reuseable kind from take out) or a plastic zip...

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