Garlic Scape Pesto

• 6 Servings

• Prep Time: 15 minutes

• Cook Time: 0 minutes

• Total Time: 15 minutes

Adopted from Everyday Healthy!

Be prepared to love this pesto. Once you taste it, you’ll wish you had brought home enough garlic scapes to make another batch or two or three of Garlic Scape Pesto. Check out the many ways to use this delicious recipe below.

Ingredients

• 5-6 garlic scapes

• 1/2 cup packed parsley leaves

• Salt & Pepper to taste

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

• 1/4 cup walnuts or pine nuts

• 1/4 cup grated pecorino or parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Remove and discard the pod and the tip above it from each scape.

2. Cut the rest of the scapes into approximately 1-inch pieces to equal a slightly rounded cupful.

3. Pulse the scapes in a food processor till you have smaller pieces no larger than a quarter-inch.

4. Add the parsley, salt, pepper and olive oil. Process till coarsely chopped. Add the walnuts. When the nuts are chopped, add the cheese. Mix until combined.

Refrigerated, Garlic Scape Pesto remains delicious and bright green for at least a week. Garlic Scape Pesto freezes very well for about a year.

10 ways to enjoy Garlic Scape Pesto

1. Added to hummus

2. Tossed with pasta

3. Stirred into soup

4. Swirled into scrambled eggs

5. Topping for pizza

6. Spread on bruschetta

7. Sautéed with mushrooms

8. Thinly sliced and tossed in salads

9. Stir fried with most everything

10. Eaten with a spoon