Ever thought to make Grilled Garlic Bread on the BBQ?? It’s everything you know and love about garlic bread, with a hint of smokey goodness! Simple to make, but there’s one little essential trick to avoid a disaster…..
Grilled Garlic Bread
When I’m BBQ-ing, I’m all in.
Which means I like to cook every dish on the BBQ.
No running back and forth between the BBQ and the oven indoors! Everything is cooked on the BBQ, or it’s no-cook things like salads. 🙂
Thus – sides. Important to have a good arsenal of great side dishes for the BBQ! And there’s no question about what tops the list:
GRILLED GARLIC BREAD.
How to cook Garlic Bread on the BBQ
The idea of making garlic bread on the BBQ might sound simple enough. Mix up softened butter with garlic, slather generously on bread and plonk on the BBQ.
Problem is, all that butter melts and causes flare ups, resulting in burnt garlic bread not to mention you’ve lost most of the garlic butter!
So here’s my big secret tip: use MELTED garlic infused butter instead of softened butter:
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Spoon half the garlic butter onto the bread to soak in. Enough to soak in, but not so much that it drips out when it hits the BBQ
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grill it cut face down to make the bread crispy
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flip, then brush / spoon over the remaining garlic butter
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once underside is crispy, cut and serve!
What to serve with Grilled Garlic Bread
With anything and everything GRILLED!!! Here’s a few suggestions to get you inspired – it’s GRILLING WEEK here on RecipeTin Eats – a week when I’m sharing a grilling recipe a day for a BBQ Feast!
Here are the grilling recipes I shared this week:
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Epic CRISPY Grilled Shrimp/Prawns with Lemon Garlic Butter
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This Grilled Garlic Bread
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Marinated BBQ Vegetables – the most incredible way to cook veggies on the BBQ!
And if that’s not enough for you, have a browse through my entire BBQ Collection filled with all my favourite foods to cook up on the grill!
In the meantime, one more little look at this Grilled Garlic Bread I’m totally obsessed with! – Nagi x
Watch how to make it
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Grilled Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 1 bread loaf , fairly flat (rather than a tall loaf, Note 1)
- 125 g / 1 stick salted butter (or unsalted + 3/4 tsp salt)
- 3 garlic cloves , very finely chopped (do not use crusher or jar, Note 2)
- 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley , optional
Instructions
- Preheat BBQ to medium high.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium high heat.
- Add garlic and salt, stir until garlic is LIGHT golden and salt is dissolved.
- Immediately remove from heat, set aside for for few minutes to let garlic infuse into butter.
- Split the bread in half lengthwise. Or use thick individual slices of bread.
- Spoon just over half the butter onto the cut face of the bread, avoiding the garlic bits. Brush a bit of butter on the other side.
- Place bread cut face down and cook for 3 - 5 minutes or until you have crusty edges, then flip.
- Brush away any burnt garlic bits, then baste on the remaining garlic butter. Garlic bits are mainly for flavour infusion but feel free to put them on too, great texture!
- Once underside is crusty (3 min or so), remove, sprinkle with parsley, cut and serve!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Life of Dozer
He’s been LOVING all the food being cooked on the BBQ for Grilling Week!!
Was looking for a way to use up half a day old french stick and came across this recipe. I didn’t have fresh garlic so substituted the minced garlic you get in tubes in the fruit and veg section. Was just careful to spoon out the garlic infused butter to the bread and it worked wonderfully.
Recipe is quick and easy and the result is delicious.
My hubby, who constantly tells me he doesn’t like garlic bread, ended up in a standoff with my 7yo son over the last piece! Highly entertaining listening to them try and convince the other that they deserved it more.
Note: The 7yo won!
Excellent way to make grilled garlic bread. The only change we made was to grate parmigiana on the bread rather than parsley. Delicious
Thanks for the tip on the garlic bread, made it so easy to do. Marinated veggies sounds awesome. Great BBQ tips.
This is the third time to make my garlic bread this way. It is a winner. It is great cold, for breakfast.
I did the garlic bread and shrimp on the bbq yesterday. First time to do garlic bread this way. Oh my, I could barely eat the shrimp and veg as I was overwhelmed with the awesome bread. Thanks for the great recipe for grilling garlic bread!
Garlic bread ready for the grill and garlic shrimp on. These are awesome recipes. Thank you.
Wahoo!!! Sounds perfect Sus! N x
Super Awesome way to do Garlic bread and way more economical too, I use my sour dough and it was amazing.
Today I’m doing it all again but this time with some gorgeous Djion mustard and fine chopped spring onions, did a tester last night on a crust, it taste awesome with a little tang. Thanks…🥰😘
Sounds divine Lindi!
I cooked the marinated vegetables and it was terrific it’s now a weekly meal.
Wahoo! That’s awesome Barry!!
Garlic bread is the best part! Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to try it on the grill.
It’s soooooo good!!!
Hi Nagi, keep those recipes coming, Every recipie of yours that I’ve cooked has been absolutely beautiful. I’m having a ball cooking all the different recipies so far & looking forward to cooking some more very tasty meals, thanks to you.
Thank you Sharon! N xx
I tried it your way first and it was good then I tried adding the parsley to the pan just before putting it on the bread and grilling, and I thought it was a little better with the crunchy parsley
Ooh I love that idea, crunchy parsley!! N xx