Garlic Scape Pesto

Today, Collin and I picked up our first CSA box of the season on my way home from work. As you can see, lots of greens: mustard greens, collard greens, lettuce, pea tendrils (also known as "dau miu" in Chinese), turnips, strawberries, and garlic scape. Yes, garlic scape! Never heard of it? Neither have I. It's the twisty green thing in the front of the box.

After Collin took his turn nawing on the garlic scape, I made pesto with it. We had some gnocchi left over from yesterday, which was perfect for the garlic scape pesto. Put it all on a bed of mustard greens...and here was our dinner for tonight:


The greens are so fresh, crispy and flavorful (picked this morning!). Last year, we used Boston Organics, but this year, I wanted to go with a more traditional CSA. I decided to try out the World PEAS Cooperative, which supports immigrant and refugee farmers in sustainable farming practices. So far, very pleased with our first box!