Name: Garlic Scapes Pesto
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: ¼ cup pine nuts (or any nuts!); 1 cup chopped garlic scapes; Juice and zest of ½ lemon; ½ teaspoon coarse kosher salt; ½ freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil; ¼ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese

This incredibly versatile and flavorful garlic scapes pesto is an easy way to preserve those delicious spring vegetable!

If you found yourself with a bounty of fresh garlic scapes, consider yourself LUCKY! New to garlic scapes, read this first and come back to make this pesto with me

These deliciously mild and versatile greens are perfect for making a pesto sauce.

HOW TO MAKE GARLIC SCAPES PESTO:

Toast pine nuts (or any nuts!) in a skillet until nice and golden.
Trim off bulb and top ends and give them a rough chop.
In a food processor, combine nuts, scapes, lemon juice, zest, salt and pepper. Process until combined.
Slowly drizzle in olive oil, while running the processor.
If using right away, stir in parmesan cheese.

HOW TO FREEZE GARLIC SCAPE PESTO:

Divide the pesto into an ice cube tray and freeze until firm.
Pop the frozen pesto chunks into a ziplock bag. (Make sure to label the amount and date.)
Freeze for up to 3 months.

Garlic Scapes Pesto

This incredibly versatile and flavorful garlic scapes pesto is an easy way to preserve those delicious spring vegetable!

serves: .5 cups

Total : 15 minutes

Ingredients

¼ cup pine nuts or any nuts!¼ cup pine nuts or any nuts!
1 cup chopped garlic scapes1 cup chopped garlic scapes
Juice and zest of ½ lemonJuice and zest of ½ lemon
½ teaspoon coarse kosher salt½ teaspoon coarse kosher salt
½ freshly ground black pepper½ freshly ground black pepper
½ cup extra virgin olive oil½ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese¼ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese

Note: I test all my recipes with both measurements for the most precise and accurate result!

Instructions

Heat a skillet over medium low heat. Add pine nuts and toast until nice and lightly golden, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes.
Trim off bulb and top ends and give them a rough chop.
In a food processor, combine toasted nuts, scapes, lemon juice, zest, salt and pepper. Process until combined, about 30 seconds.
While processor is still running, slowly drizzle in olive oil.
If using right away, stir in parmesan cheese.
If freezing, add the cheese when ready to use pesto.

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Author: Shinee

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