Carrot top/scape pesto

[Chicken lady]

Had some carrots from the garden last night for dinner and had seen a recipe for carrot top pesto, so I decided to try it.

I had also seen garlic scape pesto and have a bag languishing in the fridge. So, I combined the two with the “is anybody going to eat these?” Salted nut crumbles from the bottom of the jar, left garlic and salt out of the recipe, and with 1/2c Evoo and some pepper have a really nice result.

fewer scapes and more carrot top next time though - Dh says the whole county is now vampire free.

[catherine]

I just saw a garlic scape pesto recipe online yesterday while I was looking for a variation on a minestrone recipe! I happen to have scapes! I'll have to try it--it looks good!

[nswef]

Saving the world from vampires! Thanks Chicken Lady for the laugh. What are garlic scapes?

[herbgeek]

Scapes are the seed bearing part of the plant. You cut them off so that more energy goes into the bulb.

[Chicken lady]

That. It’s a long, often twisty or curved green stem with a skinny, pointy bulb on top that would open into a round flower if you didn’t cut it. You use the stem part.

[frugal-one]

Never know what to do with pesto???

[herbgeek]

Never know what to do with pesto???

Pasta is the obvious one. I also use it instead of tomato paste on a flatbread/pizza. I also use it like mayo as a sandwich spread.

[Chicken lady]

Well, today I mashed a hard boiled egg, stirred it into the pesto with a tsp of apple cider vinegar, diced up a cucumber, and ate the results spooned into Romain lettuce leaves - yum! I bought the vinegar. (Also the nuts, pepper, and evoo for the pesto)

ed to add - you can dip things in it.

[pinkytoe]

I like to mix various kinds of pesto with orzo and goat cheese and bake. Shrimp or chicken can be added.

[nswef]

Thanks, Herbgeek and Chicken Lady for defining scapes.