2013 Garlic Scapes

Yesterday we cut our first garlic scapes!

Scapes are the flowering shoots that form at the top of hardneck garlic. The stem grows into a beautiful curl. Lucky for us, they're also delicious!

Garlic scapes have a wonderfully subtle garlic flavor when cooked. Some people also love them raw. If you like it hot and spicy you might like to toss them straight into a salad or chop them up into salsa. Scapes' flavor mellows when cooked. They're great in stir-fries and pureed into garlic scape pesto. You can brush them with olive oil and throw them on the grill. One of the favorites around here is to have them beer battered and fried.

We've been harvesting and enjoying scapes for quite a while now, but we are happy to be able to offer them for sale for the first time in 2013. Our garlic scape season at here at Great Northern Garlic lasts from mid-June to mid-July. Head on over to our website if you're interested in ordering some. We'll ship them to you fresh from the farm!