Artichoke Garlic Scape Pesto
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This unique artichoke garlic scape pesto is a delicious, healthy appetizer. This recipe is the perfect dip for chips or vegetables.
I’ve been introduced to lots of new foods ever since I joined a local farm share. Garlic scapes are one of the many things I didn’t know existed before joining a CSA. These stalks of the garlic plant look a bit like giant scallions, but they taste like mild garlic.
This unique pesto is a great way to use garlic scapes. I mellow them out a bit by mixing them with artichoke hearts and walnuts. The flavor is perfect for garlic fans, and it’s a delicious, healthy dip recipe for chips, pita bread, or veggies. Try this artichoke garlic scape pesto during the brief season when garlic scapes are available.
Have you tried garlic scapes? I’d love to hear how you use them, so please share your recipes and ideas in the comments.
Try this easy artichoke pasta recipe for a quick dinner on a busy night.
Artichoke Garlic Scape Pesto
Recommended Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup artichoke hearts
- 3/4 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup chopped garlic scape or to taste
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbs olive oil
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, combine all the ingredients. Process until it becomes a paste.
- Serve at room temperature or chilled. This pesto can be frozen, and it gets more mellow after several weeks in the freezer.
Approximate Nutrition Info
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I also get garlic scapes for my CSA. I make ghee and then add it and the scapes in my blender, I then pour the mixture into ice cube trays to serve as compound butter when sauteing veggies or steaks, etc.
I get garlic scapes from my CSA farm and am never sure how to use them. I’m pinning this recipe for when I recieve my next garlic scapes! Thanks
I seem to be the only CSA member without any garlic scapes 🙁 Hoping I have some coming to me in the near future so I can give this recipe a try. Sounds delicious! Thanks for linking up 🙂
I wish you garlic scapes in your future! Thanks for hosting.
This looks amazing! I love the combination of flavors.
Thanks! I just made another batch today because I came home from my farm share pick-up with another bundle of garlic scape and it’s way too big to fit in the fridge. It’s very yummy with tortilla chips or carrot sticks.
I pay for my CSA but it’s worth every penny. It would be nice to live next to a generous farmer!
I’ve never heard of scape but this sounds great. Lucky you have a farmer to send you these things 🙂
Thanks! I do love having a farmer to expand my horizons.
I’m assuming you have to pay for the produce right, or are you just lucky to live next door to one who generously gives you whatever he grows 🙂
Interesting. I’ve never heard of garlic scape before, but this recipe sounds yummy!
I hadn’t heard of it either until I got it in my farm share last year. I love using a part of the plant that would otherwise go to waste.