Best Garlic Scape Pesto Recipes
GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
The star of this pesto is the garlic plant's underappreciated second offering: the fleeting garlic scape. The ingredients are straightforward except for the substitution of sunflower seeds for pine nuts. The seeds are a fraction of the cost and do the job just as well. A food processor is a must for this recipe. For pesto, ingredient order matters. Start with the scapes and process for about 30 seconds. Add the seeds until they are broken down and mixed well with the scapes. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula for wandering bits. Next, pour in the olive oil. If you have Parmesan cheese in chunks, add it now, but if it is grated, wait until the scapes and seeds smooth out. If you're serving right away, add the basil and lemon juice. If not, hold back on the basil for now - otherwise the pesto will lose its vibrant color. Add generously to cooked spaghetti or spread on crusty bread.
Provided by Jeff Schwarz And Greg Kessler
Categories easy, quick
Time 3m
Yield About 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place the garlic scapes in a food processor and pulse for 30 seconds.
- Add the sunflower seeds and pulse for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add the olive oil and process on high for 15 seconds.
- Add the Parmesan cheese and pulse until the ingredients are combined.
- Add the basil and lemon juice, and process until reaching the desired consistency.
- Add salt to taste and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 773, UnsaturatedFat 49 grams, Carbohydrate 48 grams, Fat 61 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 219 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams
PASTA WITH GARLIC-SCAPE PESTO
Steps:
- Make the pesto: Puree the garlic scapes, pistachios, Parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a food processor until very finely chopped. With the motor running, slowly pour the oil through the opening. Season the pesto with salt and pepper to taste. (The pesto keeps in the fridge, covered, for 1 week or frozen for a month.)
- In a large pot of heavily salted boiling water, cook the spaghetti until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta-cooking water, then drain the pasta. Whisk together 2/3 cup of the pesto and the reserved pasta water and toss with the pasta. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve right away.
SPINACH AND GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
This is a great way to use garlic scapes - the curly green tops of garlic that you can get from the farm early in the growing season! The spinach cuts down some of the super-strong garlic flavor. Use as a sauce for hot pasta, a spread for sandwiches, mixed with mayo for a spread or dip, mixed with ranch dressing for salad. The possibilities are endless!
Provided by KARENMOLLOY
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Blend spinach, garlic scapes, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and pine nuts in a food processor until smooth; season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.4 calories, Carbohydrate 10.1 g, Cholesterol 6.6 mg, Fat 23.1 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 125.9 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
CHEF JOHN'S GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
This is one of the most interesting and delicious pesto alternatives that you will ever taste. The recipe is super simple and the hardest part might be finding the garlic scapes themselves. Use as you would traditional pesto.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine garlic scapes, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, olive oil, canola oil, and walnuts in a blender. Blend into a smooth paste. Adjust seasoning if needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.7 calories, Carbohydrate 8.1 g, Fat 18.8 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 123.8 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
GRILLED WILD SALMON WITH GARLIC SCAPE PESTO AND SUMMER SQUASH
Wild salmon tops the list of fish that are high in omega-3 and low in mercury. So swap out farmed salmon, which contains food dyes, for the real thing. Frozen sides of wild salmon offer the best value. Garlic scapes are the young, soft stems and unopened flower buds of hardneck garlic. This variety of garlic tends to be prevalent at farmer's markets. The season for scapes is short-just a few weeks in June-so if you can't find them you can substitute scallions or baby leeks.
Provided by Drew Ramsey, M.D.
Categories HarperCollins Salmon Fish Yellow Squash Green Onion/Scallion Grill Dinner Summer Healthy Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Oil a grill with coconut oil and preheat the grill over high heat.
- Put the garlic scapes, kale, olive oil, cheese, salt, and pepper in a food processor or blender and process until finely chopped. Divide the pesto in half and reserve one- half for another use.
- Place the salmon on the grill, flesh side down, and grill 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the salmon, and place the squash slices on the grill. Brush the pesto over the salmon and the squash.
- Grill the squash, turning it occasionally, for 4 to 5 minutes until cooked through. Grill the salmon 4 to 5 minutes until the skin crisps but the center is still medium. Transfer to a plate and serve immediately.
GARLIC SCAPE PESTO ON SPINACH LINGUINE
This is a light and fresh alternative to traditional pesto. Garlic scapes have a more mild garlic flavor. You can often find them at your farmers market, and they are inexpensive.
Provided by jenndoll
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
- While pasta boils, process grape tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, garlic scapes, olive oil, basil leaves, sun-dried tomatoes, and lemon juice in a food processor until smooth; season with salt and pepper.
- Prepare a large skillet with cooking spray and place over medium heat. Cook spinach leaves in hot skillet until slightly wilted, about 3 minutes; add drained linguine and pesto sauce. Cook and stir to coat linguine is sauce and until everything is hot, 2 to 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 184.7 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Cholesterol 5.9 mg, Fat 14.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 206.8 mg, Sugar 1 g
SPINACH & GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
This recipe is to use up the garlic scapes I received in my CSA basket. "Garlic scapes (also known as garlic tops, garlic shoots, green garlic, spring baby garlic, garlic spears, early garlic greens, or garlic "flowers") are the curly tipped, extremely tasty green shoots that grow from "heads" of hardneck garlic. " From Plan B Orgarnic Farms.
Provided by FrVanilla
Categories Vegetable
Time 5m
Yield 2 cups, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Add all ingredients except oil to a food processor.
- Begin to process and slowly drizzle in oil until smooth.
RUDY'S GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
A fresh pesto made from the flowery stems of garlic bulbs (limited season--early June). Serve over your favorite pasta with grated cheese on top or use to make your favorite chilled pasta salad. It is also great with grilled chicken. This pesto freezes well.
Provided by lrob96
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the garlic scapes, Parmesan cheese, Asiago cheese, lemon juice, and pine nuts in the bowl of a food processor. Drizzle the olive oil over the mixture. Blend until the pesto is a brilliant green color and smooth in texture. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 138 calories, Carbohydrate 2.3 g, Cholesterol 5.2 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 80.3 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
I am growing garlic in our organic garden and i have just harvested the scapes which i turn into this scrumptious pesto.
Provided by Doreen Fish
Categories Other Sauces
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Process scapes, nuts, s/p and cheese in a food processor. With motor running slowly add olive oil until it mixes to the consistency u like. taste and adjust s/p We love this tossed with pasta or spread pesto over a 10 inch tortilla , spread sliced tomatoes on top, sprinkle with a handful of cheese and bake until bubbly. Also , when you toss it with pasta, after u have cooked your pasta save some of the pasta water, mix a little with the pesto and toss in your pasta. Delicious!! *This keeps for a week in the fridge or a month in the freezer. Can be doubled or tripled
GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
Garlic scapes are the curly stems from hard-necked garlic plants. They have a milder flavor than the garlic bulbs. We enjoyed this pesto spread on Italian bread, but it would probably be good over pasta as well. You can substitute asiago cheese for the parmesan. I don't really know how many servings this makes, but I had to guess since I couldn't submit the recipe without filling in the serving amount. I've heard that it freezes well, but we didn't have any left to freeze!
Provided by Sonata
Categories Vegetable
Time 5m
Yield 12-16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Puree scapes and olive oil in blender or food processor until smooth.
- Stir in cheese and lime or lemon juice and season to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 116.4, Fat 11.4, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 7.3, Sodium 127.6, Carbohydrate 0.7, Sugar 0.2, Protein 3.2
GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
Garlic scapes, the curled flower from the top of a garlic plant, are abundant at farmers markets and CSAs (community supported agriculture shares) in spring and make an easy, fragrant pesto that can be spread on bread or crackers, put on pasta, used with fish, and as a substitute for garlic, onion, or scallions! Add to sandwiches, pasta, lamb, and fish dishes. Tastes great mixed with mayo.
Provided by amandajo
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 28
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Blend the garlic scapes, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, and pepper together in a food processor until smooth.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 108 calories, Carbohydrate 5.6 g, Cholesterol 3.1 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 57.5 mg, Sugar 0.3 g
GARLIC SCAPE AND ALMOND PESTO
Steps:
- Put the scapes, 1/3 cup of the cheese, almonds and half the olive oil in the bowl of a food processor (or use a blender or a mortar and pestle). Whir to chop and blend all the ingredients and then add the remainder of the oil and, if you want, more cheese. If you like the texture, stop; if you'd like it a little thinner, add some more oil. Season with salt. If you're not going to use the pesto immediately, press a piece of plastic against the surface to keep it from oxidizing. The pesto can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple of days or packed airtight and frozen for a couple of months, by which time tomatoes should be at their juciest.
GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
Categories Side No-Cook Quick & Easy Basil Summer
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Place the garlic scapes in a food processor and pulse for 30 seconds. 2. Add the sunflower seeds and pulse for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. 3. Add the olive oil and process on high for 15 seconds. 4. Add the Parmesan cheese and pulse until the ingredients are combined. 5. Add the basil and lemon juice, and process until reaching the desired consistency. 6. Add salt to taste and serve immediately
GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
I was surprised to find several garlic scape pesto recipes posted on this site. Here's another version for you. Quality ingredients [especiallly] good quality freshly grated cheese is crucial for best flavor in this recipe. Walnuts, almonds, or hazelnuts can replace those expensive pine nuts.
Provided by COOKGIRl
Categories Sauces
Time 10m
Yield 3/4 cup
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the garlic scapes, Parmesan cheese, Asiago cheese, lemon juice, and pine nuts in the bowl of a food processor.
- Drizzle the olive oil over the mixture.
- Blend until the pesto is a brilliant green color and smooth in texture.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serving suggestion: I tossed the pesto with fresh pasta and garnished the pasta with minced fresh parsley and a few Recipe #452748.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2503.9, Fat 265.9, SaturatedFat 43.6, Cholesterol 58.7, Sodium 1024.8, Carbohydrate 9.9, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 2.7, Protein 31.9
GARLIC SCAPE PESTO
Garlic Scape Pesto is a great way to use up those scapes in hurry. You can make several batches and freeze the pesto. I use an ice cube tray. Once they are frozen I remove them to a ziploc bag for storage. Take out one, two or three as I need them for other recipes.
Provided by Rainie Piccione @RainiePiccione
Categories Dips
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Chop or slice garlic scapes into small pieces. Place in blender or bullet. I have a both but prefer to make pesto in my bullet.
- Add all other ingredients except the parmesan cheese. Blend until a smooth paste is formed.
- Transfer to a small bowl and stir in the Parmesan cheese. I prefer to add the cheese in this manner so that the pesto doesn't get that gummy feel.
- Serve as dip for veggies or on bruschetta. Or use in other recipes such as Pizza, Pasta, Sandwiches, etc.
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