what's a garlic scape?... Yesterday I ventured out into my garden in the ever-continuing rain and much to my surprise, I saw that my garlic had formed these twisty, twirly entities about them. I snapped the shot below and set off to learn what exactly what is happening. Turns out, my garlic had bolted. I had no clue that garlic can bolt, but it is fairly common in hardneck varieties. When the garlic bolts, it creates a garlic scape. If you don't prune off these scapes, your garlic bulb will not only be smaller, but could become woody as well. The good news, pruning garlic scapes will turn out to be the tastiest pruning you have ever done. I just sauteed these little darlings in some extra virgin olive oil and crushed red pepper flakes with a sprinkling of kosher salt. Within minutes, they turned tender and absolutely delicious. The texture reminds me of asparagus and the taste is like a green bean with a beautiful kiss of mellow garlic flavor.
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