Garlic Scapes
Garlic Scapes are the flower buds on a garlic plant. The usually appear about one month before the garlic bulb is ready to harvest, if you wait and allow them to curl you will effectively stop the plant from flowering further, by picking them early the plant tends to put forth more flower buds. This bud provides a delicate garlic flavor making it ideal for salads. These may be frozen for later use in cooking.
I’m saving mine for pesto!
Also known as Garlic Whistles, a delicious recipe for Spicy Tuna with Garden Whistles Sandwich can be found here
