Persillade Garlic Bread
on Jun 28, 2019, Updated Apr 15, 2025
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Slathering herby persillade between pieces of baguette creates a delicious and cheerfully green take on garlic bread.
Persillade is a French seasoning made with parsley (“persil” is French for parsley), olive oil, and garlic, sometimes with other herbs added in. It adds a fragrant, herbaceous, and flavorful burst of freshness to all kinds of dishes, and here it’s featured in a version of garlic bread.
Persillade garlic bread would be great with everything from pasta with white clam sauce to Salmon Corn Chowder to New England Baked Haddock. Anything you would serve “regular” garlic bread with will be a great partner to this adaptation.
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When I was in college, an English professor tried to explain the literary term “hobby horse” to our class as we read Tristram Shandy. The definition was basically to be a bit obsessive about a topic. I labored over the concept, not really being able to understand it. The metaphor just wouldn’t sink into the old gray cells. (I also may or may not have read the whole book — your guess is as good as mine.)
But now I get it! Because I have one! Developing creative takes on garlic bread is my hobby horse. And I’m just getting started. I’ve made a ramp chimichurri version, a ranch version, and a Roasted Tomato and Garlic Bread loaf. And now, Persillade Garlic Bread.
Ingredients
- Persillade – A zesty, fresh, and herbaceous sauce.
- Minced garlic – It’s not garlic bread without the garlic.
- Baguette – The crispiness, flavor, and shape of a baguette make it the perfect bread for garlic bread.
How to Make Persillade Garlic Bread
- Prepare the persillade: Add minced garlic to the prepared persillade.
- Cut the bread: Cut the baguette into 1/2-inch or so slices, but don’t cut all the way through the bread. You can place chopsticks on both sides of the loaf to stop your knife.
- Assemble: Smear the persillade in between the slices. Place the baguette on a large piece of foil, and pull the foil up around the sides of the bread, but not over the top.
- Bake: Bake for about 20 minutes at 400 degrees F. Serve hot.
Make Ahead and Storage
This Persillade Garlic Bread is the perfect recipe to make use of your leftover persillade sauce. The bread will stay well stored at room temperature for 3 days, but you will want to re-toast or heat it before eating.
What To Serve With Persillade Garlic Bread
More Garlic Bread Recipes
- Best Garlic Bread Ever
- Roasted Garlic and Tomato Bread
- Spinach Parsley Pesto Garlic Bread
- Cheesy Garlic Bread
- Chimichurri Garlic Bread
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Persillade Garlic Bread
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Persillade
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 large baguette
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. If you’ve made the persillade, either stir in the minced garlic or pulse it into the persillade in a food processor. If you’re making the persillade from scratch, when you place the parsley, scallions, thyme, capers, and lemon juice and zest into a food processor, also add the garlic and pulse until chopped and well combined, then finish the recipe.
- Cut the baguette into 1/2-inch or so slices, but don’t cut all the way through the bread; the goal is for the slices to remain attached at the bottom. (See the video for details about using chopsticks along the sides of the bread to prevent slicing all the way down.)
- Use a brush to smear the persillade in between the slices, making sure to brush some on both sides of each slice. Place the baguette on a large piece of foil, and pull the foil up around the sides of the bread, but not over the top — you want the top to be able to brown.
- Bake for about 20 minutes until the bread is hot and the top is lightly browned and crusty. Serve hot.
