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Roasted Garlic Scapes

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Roasted garlic scapes

Roasted garlic scapes fresh out of the oven.

I roasted garlic scapes for the first time for a July 4th potluck. What a delicious surprise! The long, slow roast worked on them the same way it does on garlic heads. The result: creamy vegetable stems and slightly crunchy flower bud tips, all with a mellow, caramelized garlic flavor. They disappeared fast.

Roasting scapes is easy. Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper, wrap in foil and roast for 30-40 minutes at 425 degrees. I haven’t tried them on the grill yet but bet they’d be great that way too.

This will be a new seasonal favorite for us at home. Another batch is on the menu for tonight.

More garlic scape recipes.

Recipe Roundup: Garlic Scapes

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Garlic scape

Garlic scape

Garlic scapes are vegetable and herb curled into one. You can use them where you’d use garlic cloves or scallions: in salads or omelettes, on top of pizza, pureed into dips or soups, or chopped into guacamole. You can also use them the same way you might use green beans or asparagus in stir fries, pickles, tempura, on the grill or in the roasting pan. You don’t need specific recipes for garlic scapes. You can just work them into some of your favorite dishes.  But if you’re looking for ideas, here are some intriguing recipes I’ve come across. I haven’t tried them all yet. If you do, leave some comments to let me know which ones you like.

Articles and Recipe Collections for Garlic Scapes

A Garlic Festival Without a Single Clove

Scapes: Little Known Gems are Stalks of Garlic

How to Use Garlic Scapes and Shoots in Recipes

2 Sisters Garlic

Mariquita Farm

The Garlic Scape: Eat it or Wear It (From Moscow Food Co-op)

Garlic Scapes (some lovely photos too):

Soups, Sauces, Dips, and other Scape Recipes

Double Garlic Soup (calls for green garlic. Maybe I’ll have that for sale next year. Meanwhile, you could probably substitute a few more scapes, some garlic cloves, or some scallions).

Garlic Scape Soup

White Bean and Garlic Scape Dip

Garlic Scape Carbonara

Daphne’s Garlic Scape Dressing

Composed Salad of Wild Mushrooms and Garlic Scapes with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette and Bottarga Shavings

Orzo Pasta Risotto with Forest Mushrooms and Garlic Scapes

Confit of Lamb and Garlic Scapes with Preserved Lemons and Watercress

Chard Stalks and Garlic Scape Pasta

Beet Greens and Garlic Scapes

Garlic Scape Pizza

Scape Pestos

Pestos are one of the more popular uses for garlic scapes.  A pure garlic scape pesto can be pretty garlicky. If you like your garlic more subtle, you can mix in herbs (parsley, basil, cilantro, and mint are all good options) or greens (chard, spinach) or squeeze in a bit of lemon.  As with any pesto, you can vary the amount and kinds of oil, nuts and cheese too. Here are some basic recipes to play with:

Garlic Scape and Almond Pesto (you could use any nut)

Garlic Scape Pesto with Hazelnuts

Garlic Scape Pesto with Pumpkin Seeds

Garlic Scape and Mint Pesto

Vegan Garlic Scape Pesto

Garlic Scape and Basil Pesto

Garlic Scape, Parsley, and Basil Pesto

Where to Find Garlic Scapes

Farmers’ Markets are likely to have them in early summer. We’ll be selling ours at the Joseph Farmers’ Market on Saturday, July 2.

 

Roasted Vegetables

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One of my favorite side dishes during cold winter days is roasted vegetables (parsnips, carrots, turnips, yams, cauliflower, etc). I also toss in some unpeeled garlic gloves (I prefer a good roasting variety like Chesnok Red or Purple Glazer). It’s an easy way to add some roasted garlic to the meal.

Roasted Vegetables

Roasted Vegetables

Method: Chop up your favorite winter vegies, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper, spread in baking pan, then bake at around 375 until tender. Enjoy.

At the Farmers’ Market

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Sales of our garlic have been brisk at the Wallowa County Farmers’ Market in Joseph and Enterprise.  It’s been a pleasure to chat with locals and visitors about the delights of quality garlic.  And it’s been heartening to see how many out-of-town visitors make a small town Farmers’ Market like ours a destination out of all the wonders they could see in this county.  We don’t have a huge market but it’s a thriving one with a good mix of local and regional vegetables, grass-fed beef, bakery goods and fruit plus artist and craft vendors.

Garlic Harvest 2010

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Dug up the Inchelium Red and hung it to dry.  I enjoyed this one a lot last year for several reasons: good, versatile flavor; the reddish-purple streaks on the stems – beautiful for braiding, and the fact that it’s a heirloom variety from the Inland Northwest, developed on the Colville Indian Reservation

Inchelium Red

Inchelium Red