Monday, June 18, 2012

Meatless Monday 12: Grilled Garlic Scape Pizza

Garlic Scape Pizza on the grill

Garlic scapes are in season here.  Oh my goodness, they are delicious!  Like a green onion, except garlicy and a bit chewier, like the texture of asparagus.  (The curly  heads are also edible, but ours were getting old and were large, so I cut them off.) 

We decided to try the scapes on a grilled pizza (our first attempt at this, I know - we are a few years behind).  The result was great, definitely demanding a repeat performance.

I purchased a pre-made, whole wheat pizza dough at my grocer.  It's just a lump of dough in a bag.  Let it rise for 30 min, and then shape into a pizza crust. I first cooked the bottom side of the pizza crust on the grill, about 4 minutes until it was bubbly and solid on the bottom.  Then I flipped it and added the goodies (potatoes, garlic scapes, walnuts and blue cheese).  The secret seems to be to have all the toppings pre-cooked.  The dough finishes off too quickly to allow the toppings to do their full bit of cooking, so you just want to warm them.

(And let it be know that I was doing the cooking while the DH offered a helping had to flip the crust - and the rest of time, practiced not giving cooking advice.  ;-)

We gobbled this up! 
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6 comments:

  1. relevanttealeaf7:16 AM

    I've learned something new from your post as I had never heard of Garlic Scape before. Now I'll have to look for it at my produce market.

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  2. Marilyn Miller3:48 PM

    Grilled pizza is delicious, but I usually forget to do it. Thanks for the reminder. We grilled asparagus last evening and I always need to precook it slightly too. Your pizza sound so good.

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  3. amherstrose4:30 AM

    I found a jar of Garlic Scapes in Canada when we were there in May. Have been wondering what to do with them, and now I will definitely use them on a pizza I was planning on making with naan that I found yesterday at the store. Thanks for the great idea, Steph!

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  4. Rosemary6:10 AM

    This looks yummy! We're having pizza on the grill tonight...

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  5. Angela McRae10:42 AM

    I must confess I saw this first photo and thought oh boy, Steph's DH is cooking again! Never heard of garlic scapes but I'll bet I'd like them!

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  6. Marlena10:56 AM

    Ooh, yummy. Peascapes are also tasty, but I'm not sure about them on pizza - good in salads, however.

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