This recipe uses over 40 cloves of garlic. And it's the perfect amount to produce a subtle garlic flavor that's richly creamy. Some of the cloves get roasted ahead of time in the oven; you can do this a day ahead of time. And the rest are simmered until soft in the broth. Since the garlic gets cooked to softness, this takes the edge off the sharp garlic flavor of raw or flash-sautee'd garlic. If you like some garlic with bite, feel free to garnish the soup with some raw cloves that have been minced.