Garlic scapes are the flowering stalks of garlic which are harvested in late spring/early summer. Usually you can find them at farmers markets and specialty grocers. I bought a few (for my first time) at Whole Foods today and I figured they would be great in a pasta dish to pair with the Chicken Scarpariello I planned to cook for dinner. So now I share my recipe with you.
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Garlic scapes
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Pasta with Garlic Scapes
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb uncooked thin spaghetti
- 1 cup chopped garlic scapes (1 inch pieces)
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Pecorino Romano
Directions
- Following the packaging directions, cook the pasta and drain, reserving about 1 cup of the pasta water.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Sauté the garlic and garlic scapes for about 5 minutes.
- When the scapes are tender, add the butter. Melt the butter before adding the pasta.
- Pour about 1/4 cup of pasta water into the pan, and toss the pasta and scapes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with Pecorino Romano sprinkled on top.
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