Garlic Scape & Lemon Balm Pesto
Servings Prep Time
2meals 20minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Servings Prep Time
2meals 20minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Ingredients
  • 10-12 garlic scapesMine were a little woody so I found the point where they snapped off easily and cut them from there, discarding the harder parts.
  • 2handfuls fresh lemon balmNot very scientific, sorry!
  • 1cup sunflower seeds
  • oilto taste. I used sunflower because I didn’t want to drown out the lemonbalm with olive oil. I would say use whatever oil you prefer.
  • 1pinch salt
  • cheese (grated)to serve
Instructions
  1. Chop the garlic scapes into small pieces and add them to a food processor along with the lemon balm (or blender, if you have one.) Whizz it all up until it’s finely chopped.
  2. Warm the sunflower seeds in a pan to release the oils then, when they start to smell but before they start to brown, add them to the mixer and whizz.
  3. Add oil, as necessary, to bind the contents of the food processor into a paste.
Recipe Notes

And that’s it! Serve with pasta and cheese, or use it however you like! The only downside of this recipe – unless you have a very diverse food market near you – is that you will probably have to wait until next year to make it again. Oh well.