We have been getting garlic scapes in our CSA (community-supported agriculture) box from Robina's Organics recently. I will be sharing some of the things I've done with them soon - they add a delicious, subtle garlic flavor to dishes - but I decided to pickle them. No surprise there, right?! Garlic scapes grow from the tops of hardneck garlic. I had seen a jar of pickled scapes and decided to give that a shot. These ended up being a little bit more woody and hardy than I had anticipated; I had expected them to resemble pickled green beans in texture. So, next time I might blanch them before I pickle them. However, upon further reading, these will work well in pesto and grilled. So, I'll try that with my next bundle of scapes that I picked up yesterday. Ingredients 1 stem organic, fresh dill flowers 1/2 teaspoon red pepper chile flakes 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns enough scapes to roll into a jar (I only had one bunch) 3/4 cup vinegar 1/4 cup water 2 teaspoon salt Also n...
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