Does it sound like too much? Garlic dipped in garlic? Perhaps for a first date, but otherwise, I can't find a good reason not to maximize the flavor of garlic scapes while they're at their prime. This time of year, bags filled with the serpentine stems can be found everywhere at farmers markets, and unlike many of the fleeting jewels of summer, garlic scapes are a bargain.
Garlic scapes grow from hardneck garlic bulbs, and farmers trim them because they draw energy away from the forming bulbs. They taste sweet, like a chive or scallion, with a more mild—but familiar—garlicky zing. Finely sliced, scapes can be used just the same as garlic cloves, such as sautéed with vegetables, puréed into pesto and hummus, or roasted with meats and vegetables.
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