Green Garlic Pesto Recipe

The young shoots of garlic, commonly called green garlic, are easy to turn into a flavorful spring "Pesto" Sauce in which the green garlic takes the place of basil, for a similarly easy-to-make pasta sauce with a decidedly garlicky, bright spring flavor. Use this pesto on pasta, as pictured, as a spread on sandwiches, as a dip with spring crudits, or as a luscious sauce for chicken or fish. If you have a lot of green garlic on hand, know that this pesto keeps very well, covered and chilled up to 3 days or frozen up to 2 monthsso go ahead, make a big batch, and freeze some for later in the year