Sautéed Garlic Scapes With Butter and Sea Salt
This sautéed garlic scapes recipe uses butter and sea salt for a quick, flavorful side dish that highlights this seasonal vegetable.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups Garlic scapes
- 1 Tablespoon Butter (or olive oil)
- Sea salt
- Black pepper
Instructions
- Gather and rinse garlic scapes.
- You can leave them whole, chop into pieces, or just trim the tips and bulbs if desired.
- Heat the pan over medium-high heat, then add the butter and let it melt.
- Add the garlic scapes to the pan, season with salt and pepper, cover with a lid, and reduce the heat slightly.
- Sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes, then stir, season again, and cook for 5 more minutes. (The total cooking time will vary depending on whether you want very tender garlic scapes or if you like them more firm. Total cook time is usually 10–20 minutes, depending on thickness and preferred tenderness.)
- If you're like us and prefer them quite tender (and a bit charred), then continue cooking and stirring every 3-5 minutes until they reach desired tenderness. If they begin to stick to the pan then add a little more butter or oil.
- Remove from heat, dish up, and enjoy your sautéed scapes!
Notes
It’s not necessary to cut off the flower bulbs before cooking, but you might want to discard them along with the pointy tips since they can get tough.
Season them a few times throughout the cooking process to make sure they’re evenly coated.
Covering the pan with a lid steams the garlic scapes and helps them to cook faster.
Decrease the cooking time if you prefer a crisp texture over a softer one.
Garlic scapes are done cooking when they deepen in color and can be easily pierced with a fork.
