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Garlic bread three ways for your next braai

A braai just wouldn’t be complete without hoards of garlic bread. That’s why we’re introducing you to three gourmet recipes perfect for your next shindig.

SERVES 6–8 // COOKING TIME 20 min, each

Olive & feta garlic bread

Garlic Bread

INGREDIENTS
125 g butter, at room temperature
3 tbsp olive pesto
2 wheels feta
2 garlic cloves
1 baguette

METHOD
1. Blitz together butter, pesto, feta and garlic until smooth.
2. Make slices in the baguette, without cutting all the way through.
3. Spread a generous amount of butter between the slices.
4. Wrap the baguette in foil and braai for 10–12 minutes, until the butter has melted and the bread is toasted.

Thai-style ginger & coriander garlic bread

INGREDIENTS
125 g butter, at room temperature
½ cup coriander
2 garlic cloves
2 cm ginger
1 red chilli
1 baguette

METHOD
1. Blitz together the butter, coriander, garlic, ginger and chilli until smooth.
2. Make slices in the baguette, without cutting all the way through.
3. Spread a generous amount of butter between the slices.
4. Wrap the baguette in foil and braai for 10–12 minutes, until the butter has melted and the bread is toasted.

French-inspired blue cheese garlic bread

INGREDIENTS
125 g butter, at room temperature
100 g blue cheese
2 garlic cloves
1 baguette

METHOD
1. Blitz together butter, cheese and garlic until smooth.
2. Make slices in the baguette, without cutting all the way through.
3. Spread a generous amount of butter between the slices.
4. Wrap the baguette in foil and braai for 10–12 minutes, until the butter has melted and the bread is toasted.

For dessert, try one (or all three) of these delicious sweet stuffed baguette combos:
1. Banana, Nutella and marshmallows
2. Dried apple, cream cheese and cinnamon
3. Fig, Camembert, honey and lemon

Recipes & styling: Amerae Vercueil
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

Add some extra flavour to your braai sides with MyKitchen’s home-made basil butter.