Garlic Scape Pesto
It’s
funny how things change when you get older.
Your preferences change-such as wanting to be in bed by 1000pm on a
Friday night, or how going for a run makes you feel so delighted (and it was
anything but delightful when I was in high school), and how I enjoy staying
home and baking, ect. But I’m also
talking about how your taste buds change.
For the better, mind you. I’ve
disliked many things growing up, but now I am glad that I have a full
appreciation of them. Pesto is one of
those things. When I was first
introduced to it I couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to eat something so
disgusting. Then I was convinced that only
granola-munching hippies would eat it. And
slowly, in small doses, Marlina introduced me to it, I got hooked.
I
had plenty of garlic scapes leftover from last month and surprisingly they last
well in the fridge. There were only so many
things I could do with them, and the other night while I was working I had an
urge to finally use them up. I tried to
think of how I might do so, and decided that pesto would be my best bet. I just loved it! We are huge fans of garlic so this was a
major hit. We served it over pasta and I
can’t wait to have it again!
You
may adjust the amount of oil as per your preference. Just a little note-it did stiffen up in the
fridge with the amount I used. If you add it to hot spaghetti noodles it will
warm up and spread nicely, but if you want to use it for bread, then I would
leave it to warm at room temperature before using.
Garlic Scape Pesto
Makes
approximately 2 cups
INGREDIENTS
1
½ cup garlic scapes, chopped
½
cup loosely packed basil
2
tablespoons toasted pecans
2
garlic cloves
4-4½
tablespoons olive oil
4
tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2/3
cup freshly grated parmesan
freshly
ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
Place
the garlic scapes, basil, pecans and garlic in a food processor and process
until finely chopped. Add the oil, butter, parmesan and freshly ground black
pepper to taste. Process briefly until blended.
Melt
over hot pasta, rice, grilled veggies or bread.
Source: loosely adapted
from Easy Vegetarian
I've yet to try garlic scapes! This is a good reason to try em out! :)
ReplyDeleteMy tastes have definitely changed over the years. I used to despise salad. And pretty much any vegetable that was not cauliflower. *hah*