Toss it in a salad - Warm, just-tender chunks of sweet squash make a wonderful add-in for a spicy arugula salad (and fall is the perfect time for cold weather-loving greens like arugula): Warm Butternut Squash and Arugula Salad.
Put the garlic head in a small ovenproof dish, garlic cooker, or pan. Pour 1/2 teaspoon olive oil over the top of each bulb and let it sink in between the cloves. Wait 2 minutes and then repeat with another 1/2 teaspoon olive oil over each garlic bulb.
Cook garlic for 1 minute. Dice two cloves of garlic and add them to the pan. Cook for about one minute, or until the garlic turns translucent. 1  Optionally, add a diced shallot and/or Â¼ tsp (1 mL) red pepper flakes.