green garlic: photo by gourmetsleuth.com Green GarlicA spring
culinary treat that does not receive as much fan fare as it
deserves. Article by: Barbara Bowman About Green Garlic This
mild stage of garlic may be hard to find unless your have access
to a farmers market that sells this delicacy (from March to May)
or you garden and grow your own. Research is being done by the
Tainan District Agricultural Improvement Station in Taiwan to
develop a strain of garlic that can be grown in warmer
temperatures to produce summer green garlic. (Source: TNDAIS).
This advancement will greatly enhance the commercial
availability of green garlic. In the meanwhile, given garlic is
such an easy plant to grow we encourage you to toss some in your
garden and give it a try. In general green garlic can be used in
any recipe that calls for mature garlic. The end product will
produce a delicate flavor, more mild than matured raw garlic. |
||Mince and add to | ||Pound it into a paste to make green-
garlic aioli| | ||Use in salad | ||