Garlic scapes
About the ingredient garlic scapes. Including 4 recipes with garlic scapes, and where to find it.
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What are garlic scapes?
At the beginning of garlic growth, and the bulbous bottom has formed, yet before it is ready for harvest the hard-neck variety of garlic sends out a thin, long, curly stalk. That is a garlic scape.
The garlic scape is tender but firm, similar to very firm asparagus and it is very much edible.
The garlic scape is lime-green colored and consists of the unopened flower buds.
Garlic scapes have a more mild garlic flavor and subtle sweetness, which makes them a prized ingredient for those in the know.
Find garlic scapes during early summer at farmer's markets. The season is only a couple of weeks long so keep an eye out. When growing your own garlic (which happens to be very easy and forgiving), trim the scapes off the plant before the flowers form so as to force the plant to focus on bulb production rather than flower production. This will increase the size of the garlic bulbs produced.
It is said that the more wild and crazy curls the garlic scape has the more soft and tender the scape is.
Where found
Garlic scapes are usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
| In Chinese: | unknown | |
| British (UK) term: | garlic scapes | |
| en français: | fleur d’ail | |
| en español: | paisajes de ajo |
Recipes using garlic scapes
There are 4 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Garlic Scape & White Bean Dip
Garlic scapes lift this bean dip into a seasonal, delicious and healthy beginning of summer dip.A fluffy and billowing fresh green colored dip with a velvety texture and mildly assertive green garlic warmth to wrap around any crudites of your choosing.
Garlic Scape Pesto
Turn farmer's market garlic scapes into a fresh & brightly flavored green pesto. An early summer seasonal treat.
Flaky Garlic Scape Buttermilk Biscuits with Swiss Cheese
Turn garlic scapes into fluffy, cheesy buttermilk biscuits. The garlic scapes add a fresh mild hint of garlic to the savory biscuits which is perfectly complimentary.
Garlic Scape Stir-fry with Scrambled Eggs
Garlic scape is a popular and common vegetable in China, it's used a lot in stir-fry, this recipe is one of the classic ones. It's quick and easy to put everything together, and it tastes simply delicious!
