We are of course referring to the mostly unknown and underutilized garlic scape. A new version of garlic to most of us, apparently garlic scapes have been wildly popular in Europe and Japan for many years. For the uninitiated the garlic scape is the long, green, scallion-like shoot that the hardening garlic bulb sends up through the ground. The beauty of the garlic scape is that it has a wonderfully mild garlic flavor which means that it might just be the perfect ingredient on your next date night.
According to my Google searches garlic scapes have become very popular in the last couple of years among the young, cutting edge, chef set and foodie bloggers. Here is a featured article from the Dining & Wine section of yesterdays NY Times with a simple recipe idea.
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If you have a little left, Marissa and I made garlic scape pesto the other night, it was great! Just use the garlic scape, parmesan, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. It's delicious!
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