Garlic scapes are the earliest gift from the garlic plant and now we can enjoy the fresh garlic flavor earlier in the summer. We won’t start harvesting fresh garlic for another few weeks but the garlic scapes are the stalks that grow from the bulbs of hardneck garlic plants. If left unharvested, the scapes eventually bloom flowers when the garlic plant fully matures. They can be used as a sub for garlic just by dicing and chopping them up and adding to any dish. Here are some more ideas for how to use them.
Veggie-Forward Recipes
- Swiss Chard Tahini Dip
- One Pot Sausage and Broccoli Pasta. We recommend the lamb Italian sausage in this recipe. For a lighter fare, try the chicken Italian sausage
- Garlic Scapes and Mess O’ Greens (Arugula) Pesto . The beautiful thing about pesto is you can cram any greens into the blender/food processor and it always turns out well. Carrot tops, kale, arugula, etc.
- Broccoli and Egg Fried Rice (this is a great time of year for fried rice! The veggie possibilities are endless with bok choy, garlic scapes, onions, carrots, broccoli. Best sure to add our organic farm fresh eggs. I like a lot of eggs in my fried rice to bring up the protein for a hearty meal.)
Lamb and Chicken
