I've been hearing all about garlic scapes for a while, but since they've never appeared at my farmer's market, I had never tried them. That all changed this week. I picked up two bunches since I think they're only available for a short period of time and I wanted to take a stab at more than one preparation. Tonight, I went with a "pesto" sauce. Wooey! These guys are pungent. Since I have the baby to consider, I tried to tone down the bite of the scapes, but no dice. Here's hoping the baby still wants to talk to me tomorrow!
I think I'm going with roasting the next batch of scapes. What do you think? What do you do with your scapes?
Garlic Scape Pesto
1 bunch scapes (7 in my bunch), cut into 1/2 inch chunks
leaves of one stem of basil (about 10 leaves)
leaves of 3 stems of flat leaf parsley
5 large leaves of spinach
1/2 cup romano cheese
1/2 cup reserved starchy pasta water
extra virgin olive oil
salt
Place scapes, basil, parsley, and spinach in food processor. Pulse until everything is lightly chopped. Add cheese and turn processor on. Stream in pasta water and olive oil until desired consistency is reached. Salt to taste and serve on warm pasta.
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I've done the pesto thing. Mostly lately I've been throwing them in vinaigrettes or stir frying them in lieu of garlic.
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