So what the heck is a garlic scape? One of the many reasons I love farm shares is because some of the offerings are fruits and veggies (even herbs) that we may not normally select at the grocery store. In this past weeks share we had garlic scapes - huh? I Googled recipes and found mostly garlic scape pesto which isn't really something that we eat. So the first time they were in our share, I tossed in some olive oil, a little salt and pepper and roasted. I know - pretty basic and boring, but they were delicious! To me they had the consistency of green beans crossed with asparagus but tasted lightly garlic and oniony.
We were hosting Christopher's Godparents who were in from California and the next week we received more garlic scapes in. So I decided to sauté the garlic scapes and toss with some roasted, smashed potatoes. For the garlic scapes I tossed in a little olive oil and sautéed on the stove top for about 8 minutes.
For the roasted smashed potatoes, I boiled a large pot of water and boiled a baby potato medley from Aldi (not our farm share or produce box) for about 10 minutes, until the potatoes were soft enough to smash, but not totally cooked through. I drained the baby potatoes, lined them up on my cookie sheet and using the bottom of a pint glass, gently pressed down on the potato to flatten the potato a bit. Then I brushed the tops of the potatoes with some Wegmans Basting Oil (my favorite!), salt and pepper, and baked for 12 minutes at 400. Nice a crispy on the outside but still soft on the inside.
I served the potatoes and garlic scapes together but you could totally serve separately as well.
Enjoy!
