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Garlic Scape Pesto

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Description

Inspired by one of my favorite recipe developers and cookbook authors, I put a unique spin on Dorie Greenspan’s pesto. The uses for it are endless, from a dollop on eggs, to a spoon in chicken stew and even a smear on some baguette for a quick garlic toast.

Ingredients

  • 10 whole Garlic Scapes
  • ½ cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • ⅓ cups Shelled, Unsalted Pistachios
  • ½ cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste

Preparation

Add the scapes, cheese and pistachios to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the scapes and nuts are very finely chopped. Slowly add the olive oil, while pulsing, until it forms a wet paste. Season with pepper. Add more oil if you desire a “wetter” pesto, especially if tossing with pasta.

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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.

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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.

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