How to make Garlic Scape Pesto
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- This quick and easy pesto is about to become your newest kitchen staple. Learn how simple it is to take garlic scapes and make them into a delicious pesto that can add so much flavour to your meals in minutes.
Garlic scape butter makes awesome garlic bread.
Yum!!
Finally! A simple, straight-forward and delicious garlic scape pesto recipe. Just made this today after harvesting our scapes the other day. Thank you bunches Jen 😋.
I am thrilled you liked it, thank you so much for taking the time to let me know. Enjoy your scapes, and if you have a few still kicking around, try infusing some white wine vinegar with them for a few days, makes a fabulous salad dressing.
@@JenHudsoninthekitchen thanks for the tip! I'll try that too. Just scored more scapes from a friend that had a huge harvest and didn't know what to do them all 🤗.
I have always just made garlic Scape Hummus. I'm looking forward to trying garlic Scape pesto.
I also just watched a video for onion top pesto. When it's time to give large onions a haircut, use it instead of Basil.
Dehydrated scapes and powder them . Makes amazing garlic powder
Looks fantastic I can’t wait to try this
Thank you for making this seem simple to make! I appreciate this video!!!!
Great tip doing the nuts first.
Thanks! I just find it gives a better consistency. Glad you liked the tip and thank you for taking the time to check out my video!
Thank you from another Atlantic Canadian.
Thank you! I appreciate you watching! ❤
Looks yummy!
❤ thank you p.s. luv your personality
Thanks so much!! And enjoy your pesto.
Loved this recipe!! I'd never had garlic scapes before and grew my own garlic for the first time this year needed a simple and straight forward recipe and it's delish! I used half basil half garlic scapes - thanks for making garlic scapes user friendly!!
That is awesome, so glad you enjoyed it! It is such an easy thing to put together, but adds some much flavour to anything you're making.
hi Jen….I like watching your videos ……thank you for sharing your expertise…..and your are funny ……😀😀
Thank you so much!! ❤️
I also adding there green onion cutting, herbs like dill and parsley it’s also grow now in garden.Ya I freeze that in small zip bags .
Great recipe Jen! I have used ice cub trays to also freeze portioned food! 💗
Thanks Deborah! Honestly, I barely use ice cube trays for ice at this point, lol!
I'm already to start making it but then I thought what do you use it with. I would love some ideas. Thanks
No worries!! I use it a lot in pasta. Sometimes I add it into a tomato sauce , sometimes I use it in place of a tomato sauce. I also like it as an inclusion when I make focaccia, and I have also used it in place of a pizza sauce on a pizza (the toppings were fresh mozzarella, sautéed mushrooms and sliced tomatoes….it was really good!). You can also use it as a topping or dip for bread. It makes a great addition to a charcuterie board. I would love to hear ideas from others as well!
I freeze this as 3 TBS scoops in silicone muffin cups then store in bags
That's a smart way to do it, easy and just the right amount for when you want it.
Hi Jen. Loved your video. My scapes are quite woody. Should i steam or boil them to soften them? Also concerned about the effect of freezing on the cheese!!!
Ah, that has happened to me as well. I have tried steaming and found that it didn't help as much as I had hoped. So I have tried using more of the tip and blossom ends and less of the cut bottom part. And if it does turn out a bit woody, I generally end up using it in a pasta with some tender crisp cooked veggies to hide the texture a bit. The cheese works well, even after being frozen. Thanks so much for checking out the video, I hope you love your pesto!
Mine had some woody pieces that made it difficult to eat having to keep picking it out. I have a Vitamix and even on high power could not get it smooth enough. What did I do wrong? Were some of the scapes too big?
It's not you, it's the scapes. Sometimes they have a woody bottom part of the stem, like asparagus. I have had that happen as well and just used it more with a pasta where I added some extra veg that were cooked tender crisp, so it gave it more texture and the woody bits were less noticeable.
For slightly woody garlic scapes, blanch them first....they come out tender and delicious.
probably just picking them too late. the sooner the better. once the flower gets much thicker than the scape stem, you have probably waited a little bit too long