Garlic Scape Peso!

I have had the canning bug BIG time lately mostly because this ridiculously hot, humid weather has kept us indoors.  That and I have a new canning book that I'll talk about in an upcoming blog.  So I've been busy making jams, salsas, conserves and curds (amazing on biscuits!).  One thing I've always wanted to make was pesto.  I've never gotten around to it, until today!  My mother in law gave me a large bag of garlic scapes and I wasn't sure what to do with them until I went to a recent event (blog to come!) where they had....Garlic Scape Pesto!  What a fantastic idea!  So I found several recipes but none of them had the exact ingredients that I had in my kitchen, so I mixed and matched until it tasted good....take a peek!

I started out by cutting a good cup of basil from my garden...things have finally started to grow!  I also clipped a few chives.

I added them into the chopper/grinder with a handful of walnuts, olive oil, a tiny bit of water, lemon juice, a pinch of sugar and about 6 scapes (flower heads removed).

 I whizzed it up...such a pretty green.  And such a strong garlic-y smell...it's pretty strong so you might want to add more lemon juice, water etc...to your taste.

 Wala!  Soooo good and fresh!  I'm not sure what I'll put it on...any suggestions??  After I went rummaging through my fridge I found a bunch of cilantro that hadn't been used. In the blender it went for a Cilantro Pesto! 

This cutie pie was patiently waiting for me to finish so we could play.  How could I resist that face?! :)  Next canning blog: Vanilla-Rhubarb with Earl Gray tea jam (heavenly).