Garlic Scape Pesto

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AskToni on 6.27.2010

I compared five recipes while making garlic scape pesto tonight. They were all fairly similar, varying mostly in the type of nut used. Most I came across called for walnuts (which I used) and another listed slivered almonds. Try varying this recipe with a different type of nut.

Some also called for a small amount of salt, which certainly will enhance the pesto but doesn’t seem necessary now having followed (and tasted!) this recipe.

I, too, changed the quantity of scapes. The recipes I viewed called for the same amounts of cheese, nuts, and olive oil, but there was a noticeable difference when it came down to the number of scapes needed. Many of the recipes call for 1 c. chopped scapes rather than a specific number, and some authors noted that 1 c. could equal 8, 9, or 10 chopped scapes. Some of my scapes were on the small size and I ended up using 15 scapes to get the full cup.

I look forward to trying my garlic scape pesto as the base for a pizza and as a bright, green garlic bread.

Store for up to one week in an airtight container in the fridge or freeze for a couple of months.

mylittlesoapbox on 6.21.2010

I’ve made this twice in the past week on a much larger scale. The first time I doubled the recipe and just tonight I quadrupled it. I am delighted to have found a use for all of our garlic scapes.

I was unable to find unsalted pistachios locally so I opted to go ahead use a salted. I personally did not find using a salted pistachio to be a problem.

I also changed the quantity of scapes as ten did not seem to be enough. In fact I ended up using 1 cup chopped scapes as equal to 10 scapes.