3 Ways to Cook with Green Garlic
Delicate flavor, tender texture, and pungent aroma, Green Garlic is a growing favorite among our CSA and Farmer’s Market customers.
The market has just started, and we are stacking spring garlic for all to see. Customers enter the booth with enthusiasm for green garlic. Application of green garlic is simple: no crushing or peeling. Just chop, chop, chop!
What is green garlic?
Simply put, spring garlic is just immature garlic. We harvest the garlic early before the bulbous root forms underneath the soil. When garlic is harvested at this younger point in its life, we can utilize the tender garlic shoots that are discarded with mature garlic.
3 ways we to cook w/ Green Garlic:
Green Garlic Pesto
A simple, fast, and easy way to use green garlic. This recipe uses the shoots, neck, and slim bulb to make a delicious pesto. Green garlic pesto can be used in pasta dishes, as pizza sauce, or drizzle on top of a frittata.
Check out the recipe here.
Cream of Garlic Potato Soup
Creamy and full of flavor, green garlic is spectacular in soups! Blend the shoots, neck, and slim bulb into a tasty soup!
Check out the recipe here.
Green Garlic & Coriander Chutney
A unique blend of citrus and spice will leave your taste buds singing! Chutney can be used to balance spicy meats, or for the vegetarian, vegetables and beans. This chutney is tangy, sweet, and fresh! A recipe you are sure to enjoy!
Check out the recipe here.