blissful
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It's the end of the 2 week season of garlic scapes for our region. They grow for 2 weeks in June, we snip them off.
I gave them a good washing to remove any garden dust, then snipped them with a kitchen scissors into 1 inch to 1 and 1/2 inch pieces. Sauteed them in olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, then they needed some water to steam them for about 10 minutes, finished them with a little butter.
They were delicious, a gentle bit of garlic flavor, texture like asparagus. Note: clip off the green that comes out of the flower part, it has the texture of fibrous grass. The stem and flower parts are very good. This would be excellent, with shrimp or scallops.
I gave them a good washing to remove any garden dust, then snipped them with a kitchen scissors into 1 inch to 1 and 1/2 inch pieces. Sauteed them in olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, then they needed some water to steam them for about 10 minutes, finished them with a little butter.
They were delicious, a gentle bit of garlic flavor, texture like asparagus. Note: clip off the green that comes out of the flower part, it has the texture of fibrous grass. The stem and flower parts are very good. This would be excellent, with shrimp or scallops.