Garlic Scape Pesto

Name: Garlic Scape Pesto
Yield: Serves 8 to 12 (Makes about 2 cups)
Ingredients: ⅓ cup, pine nuts; 1 tablespoon plus ½ cup, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus extra as needed; 12 ounces, garlic scapes; ¾ teaspoon, table salt; ¼ teaspoon, red pepper flakes

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2023

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A simple recipe showcases the flavor of this farmers' market find.

SERVES8 to 12 (Makes about 2 cups)

TIME20 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This pesto is an ode to the pungent, fresh flavors of raw garlic scapes—the flower stems that emerge from hardneck garlic plants in late spring. We chopped and then blended raw scapes with pine nuts, olive oil, salt, and red pepper flakes t...

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