Recipes

Garlic Scape Pesto

Nicole and Catherine July 2013

• 10 large garlic scapes

• 1/3 cup olive oil

• 1/3 cup shelled pistachios

• 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese

• 1 pound pasta

• salt and pepper to taste

Combine garlic scapes, olive oil, pistachios, and Parmesan in a food processor until they form a thick, pesto-esque paste. This is your sauce.

Cook your pasta, and reserve a cup of the salted pasta water. Toss the pasta with the reserved liquid and the garlic scape pesto; season with salt and pepper to taste.

Rhubarb Yogurt Cake

Falmouth Enterprise, Gail Blakely May 30 2014

• Cream together 1 and 1/2 cups raw sugar and 1/2 cup butter

• Add 1 egg and 1/2 tsp. salt until mixed

• Stir in 1 cup plain yogurt (or buttermilk)

• Whisk 2 and 1/4 cups flour with 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1 tsp. baking soda, and then stir into the mixture.

• Add 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 and 1/2 cups cut rhubarb and mix in

• Scrape into a well-greased 9-by-13 inch baking pan

• Combine 1/4 cup granulated sugar with 1 tsp. cinnamon and 1 tsp. nutmeg, and sprinkle on top.

• Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 35-40 minutes, until cake tests done.  

Andrea's Squash Cakes

Andrea T, August 2014

• 3 eggs, beaten

• 4 c grated summer squash

• 1 c grated onion

• 1 large jalapeno, chopped

• 1/3 c Parmesan cheese

• 1/2 c flour

• 2 tbs olive oil

• 1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper, or to taste

Combine all ingredients except eggs, then add beaten egg.

Heat 2 tbs canola oil in frying pan and spoon 1 to 2 tbs squash mixture, sautee both sides until golden brown.

Creamy Garlic Scape Salad Dressing

Carrie June 23, 2015

Here's a recipe for a tasty scape dressing, perfect for all the salad veg in the box this week.  Just throw all the ingredients in a blender and serve.

    •    2 Tbsp garlic scapes (fresh, or frozen), coarsely chopped

    •    1/4 Cup extra virgin olive oil

    •    3 Tbsp plain unsweetened yogurt, or sour cream

    •    1 Tbsp mayonnaise

    •    1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

    •    1 tsp dijon mustard

    •    1/4 tsp cider vinegar

    •    1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper

    •    1/4 tsp sea salt

    •    1 tsp honey (optional)

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