Garlic Scapes... I've never seen these weird things before! Once again, Google comes to the rescue! Garlic scapes are the shoots that grow out of the garlic bulb. They're a lot like scallions, but curl up into these adorable little tendril things. I found a lot of helpful hints on what to make with these garlic 'flowers', including some ideas for compound butter.
I don't know about you, but anytime I go to a restaurant that serves compound butter, the 'fancy' factor jumps up quite a bit. I've had cinnamon butter with breakfast and garlic butter with bread at dinner. The big question - why haven't I ever made it?
You can add just about anything you want to the butter to get the flavor you want. This time, I figured I'd use some of the garlic scapes and a little dried thyme. My mom is coming over for dinner on Sunday, so I thought this butter would go well with a fresh baguette from Sun Street Bakery's farmer's market stand and an Italian Sausage/Kale/White Bean recipe I'll post about next week.
Easy-peasy recipe: (substitute the garlic scapes & thyme for whatever else you want)
- 2 sticks soft unsalted butter
- 3 garlic scapes
- 2-ish Tbsp. dried thyme (I just through a bunch in. Go crazy!)
- sea salt, coarsely ground, to taste
2. Throw the the garlic into your food processor (or your handy Magic Bullet - don't judge!), pulse until coarsely ground.
3. Combine butter, garlic, thyme, and salt. Mine still had some small plain butter chunks in it, but that'll make it more delicious.
I saved only a little bit to use for dinner with my mom and threw the rest in the freezer. Wrap it up like a log in some parchment paper, and you can keep it there for a few months.
I promise it will be a showstopper at your next dinner party!
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