Description
Garlic scape pesto is a game-changer for your meals. This easy recipe transforms humble scapes into a bold, versatile sauce. Ever cooked with garlic scapes before?
Ingredients
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- 75g garlic scapes (about 6-8, depending on size)
- 30g walnuts
- 20g fresh basil
- 20g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 15ml fresh lemon juice
- 1.5ml salt
- 125ml virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Chop the entire scape, flowers, stems, and all, into 1-inch pieces.
- Toss the scapes and walnuts into a food processor. Blend for about 30 seconds, until the mix starts to look crumbly.
- Throw in the basil, Parmesan, lemon juice, and salt.
- Give it 20–30 pulses to combine everything without turning it into baby food. You want some texture here.
- Slowly pour in the olive oil while pulsing.
- Go slow, you can always add more if it’s too thick.
- Stop when it’s the consistency you love.
- Scrape the pesto into a jar or container, pop it in the fridge, and you’re good to go.
- It’ll keep for about a week, if it lasts that long!
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Created, prepared, tried, and tested by Esme from SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes and EsmeSalon Homemade Recipes
Nutritional value represents the entire recipe, not per serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 1413
- Sugar: 2.2 g
- Sodium: 1060.4 mg
- Fat: 143.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 22.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31.2 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 17.6 g
- Cholesterol: 14.4 mg
