Back in the fall we planted garlic with the hope of a bounteous harvest. This spring, the garlic tops are amazingly high and lush.
One of the benefits of growing your own garlic is access to garlic scapes, the flower bud of the garlic plant. Removing them helps to thicken the garlic and the scapes make delicious eating.
Back in the house we got to work, by which I mean we made our daughter do most of it.
Our first dish using scapes had the flower buds cooked in butter and served over malfada noodles.
We also added them to our focaccia recipe.
Both of these "recipes" were our own invention. We felt the noodles better showed off the delicate garlic flavor of the scapes. The scapes on the focaccia got a bit overcooked and weren't as flavorsome. Next time, we would add the scapes to the focaccia at the end of cooking. Even so, everyone enjoyed going from harvest to table.
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| Leafy garlic |
One of the benefits of growing your own garlic is access to garlic scapes, the flower bud of the garlic plant. Removing them helps to thicken the garlic and the scapes make delicious eating.
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| Harvesting |
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| Picking the right part of the plant |
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| This bud's for you |
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| Happy harvester?!? |
Back in the house we got to work, by which I mean we made our daughter do most of it.
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| Scape |
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| Cutting the bud out |
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| Carefully halving |
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| Cutting it |
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| Getting to the heart of it |
Our first dish using scapes had the flower buds cooked in butter and served over malfada noodles.
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| Cooked in butter |
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| Dramatic side shot! |
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| Scape noodles |
We also added them to our focaccia recipe.
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| Pouring the oil/scape mix on the dough |
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| Ready to cook! |
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| Happy with results |
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| A closer look |
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| A happy chef |
Both of these "recipes" were our own invention. We felt the noodles better showed off the delicate garlic flavor of the scapes. The scapes on the focaccia got a bit overcooked and weren't as flavorsome. Next time, we would add the scapes to the focaccia at the end of cooking. Even so, everyone enjoyed going from harvest to table.
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