What are those long, spindly looking green things at the farmers market? Soft to the touch as you slide your fingers up their slender stalks, garlic scapes are the flowering part of the garlic bulb. With a flavor similar to garlic, they offer a green zest to early spring meals.
Instructions
I prepare them with spring potatoes by slicing them into ½-inch-long bits, sautéing them with some ghee, salt and pepper and then mixing them into a batch of fingerlings, or stirring them into mashed potatoes. You can also make pesto with them, and they store well in the fridge. A little can go a long way, like garlic, but the taste of spring calls, no? And the more the farmer cuts, the more the bulb of the garlic head is encouraged to root down and gather energy. Enjoy.
