Olive Nere e Verdi con Aglio Intero al Forno

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2. 2

   Cut through the heads of garlic at their root ends and separate the cloves, leaving their skins intact.

3. 3

   Place the cloves in a ceramic or terra-cotta casserole, add the 1/4 cup olive oil, tossing the cloves in it, coating them well.

4. 4

   Sprinkle on the sea salt and grind pepper generously over the garlic cloves, roasting them for 20 minutes.

5. 5

   Add the olives and stir them about, combining them with the softening garlic and the oil.

6. 6

   Continue the roast for an additional 20 minutes, checking then to see if the garlic is beginning to collapse and the olives have plumped.

7. 7

   Pour over the 1/2 cup of dry Marsala, raise the oven temperature to 400 degrees, and roast for 5 more minutes.

8. 8

   Having torn the bread into somewhat large and uneven chunks, lay them on an oven sheet, anoint them with oil, and toast the bread along with the olives and garlic for these last 5 minutes.

9. 9

   Remove the olives and garlic from the oven, strew them with the mint leaves, and present the dish immediately with the warm, oven-toasted bread and an iced dry Marsala.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.