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Garlic Scape Salt (Low-FODMAP, AIP, SCD)

Garlic scapes taste just like garlic cloves, but are low-FODMAP! That’s right! Just like the green parts of green onions, these curiosities don’t contain the pesky fructans that give so many people digestive difficulties when they eat regular garlic and onions. They are extremely seasonal, with the entire harvest happening at once in early summer, so I decided to create this garlic scape salt, which you can use throughout the year wherever you want a garlic flavor.

What are garlic scapes?

“Scapes” are the immature flower bud of the garlic plant and are removed by garlic growers in June to encourage the bulbs that are growing under ground to thicken up. They can be eaten raw or cooked, but you have to act fast because they don’t keep. Some people pickle them to make them last a bit longer, and I’ve heard of people making them into a garlic scape pesto and freezing that.

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What are FODMAPs and why do they matter?

The acronym FODMAP stands for “Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides And Polyols.” These carbohydrates are poorly absorbed in the digestive tract by all, but only cause problems for some people as they are fermented by bacteria and cause bloating and discomfort. One particular type of these are “fructans” and are found in garlic bulb and in the white parts of onions and leeks.

You can learn more about the low-FODMAP diet and how to combine it with the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) here in this post from my archives.

Many people are advised to follow a low-FODMAP diet temporarily, to get IBS or even IBD symptoms under control. The goal is to eventually reintroduce foods, though some people find there are still some categories of FODMAPs that are always troublesome for them.

NOTE: Staying on a strictly low-FODMAP diet indefinitely is not advised. These carbohydrates feed bacteria in the large intestine and while avoiding them will provide short-term relief, in the long term this could cause the beneficial bacteria within your intestine to be suppressed. Always consult with your own medical care provider before making major changes to your diet.

Ingredients and equipment notes

Garlic scapes

If you are a CSA member they may come to you without you even searching (that’s how they ended up in my refrigerator!) Otherwise, look for garlic scapes at your farmer’s market or in the produce section of a high end grocery store. The amount is flexible – my recipe uses a dozen, but if you only had five or six, you can just scale back the salt and make less.

Salt

Use an additive-free white or gray sea salt, such as this one, for this recipe. It would work just fine with a Himalayan pink salt, but the color would be strange. I used a coarse salt because I was aiming for that in the final texture, but that is just personal preference. If you would rather have a fine salt, that would work as well.

Food processor

There is no getting around it – a food processor or a high speed blender is necessary for this recipe. If you are thinking about investing in one, I recommend the Cuisinart brand. I bought my first one when I was setting up my first apartment kitchen after college in 1997. Funds were tight, so I got the smaller size, figuring that it was just a starter anyway and I’d eventually replace it with a better one. But they make those puppies to last and it never wore out! 20 years later, one day after cursing that I couldn’t make what I really wanted because it was too small, my husband suggested I just bite the bullet and get the 11 cup one I had my eye on. I’m glad I finally did! When you are cooking real food every day for your health, you deserve to have the best tools.

Low-FODMAP Garlic Scape Salt Recipe

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Garlic Scape Salt (Low-FODMAP, AIP, SCD)


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  • Author: Jaime Hartman
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 mins
  • Yield: 1 cup 1x

Description

A low-FODMAP garlic salt? Is it possible?! Yes! Use those spring garlic scapes and make a seasoning you can enjoy all year round, even if you are sensitive to regular garlic.


Ingredients

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  • 12 fresh garlic scapes
  • 1/2 cup coarse sea salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 250° F.
  2. Roughly chop garlic scapes, then place in bowl of food processor along with sea salt and process until it becomes an even paste.
  3. Spread the paste in an even layer on a small baking sheet. Place in oven and allow to bake for 1 hour, stirring and re-spreading in an even layer every 15 minutes, until the paste is uniformly dried.
  4. Remove from oven and allow to cool enough to handle.
  5. Using your hands, crumble the dried salt and garlic scape mixture into fine pieces. If you find you have very hard and large clumps, you may wish to return this dried mixture to your food processor (making sure you have cleaned and dried it first) and pulverize it even further.
  6. Transfer the resulting garlic scape salt into jars for storage.
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Category: Condiment

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30 replies on “Garlic Scape Salt (Low-FODMAP, AIP, SCD)”

Can you please tell me where you got your data that garlic scapes are low FODMAP? I have the Monash app and FODMAP Friendly app and nowhere do they state the FODMAP content of garlic scapes.
Thanks.
Lisa

Could you please tell me how long this keeps. Im making it right now and am so excited about this recipe. Thank you very much

I still have some I made last year and it seems fine! I would say that like any dried herb or flavored salt, as long as you keep it stored in a covered container and it doesn’t get wet, it should last indefinitely – though I’m sure over time the flavor would fade.

I just finished picking my scapes. I have a lot i am definitely trying your recipe. It sounds perfect for using and preserving scapes. I already made lots of pesto. I love it

Hello, thanks so much for the recipe I planted 8000 garlic this year and looking for recipes for the scapes. I was wondering instead of the oven can you use a dehydrator that’s what I use for my garlic when making garlic powder thank you

Try dehydrating the chopped garlic scapes. Then blend up to dust and add to salt. Can also add other herbs and celery leaves to make vegetable salt

Is the kind of salt important? I have some coarse kosher salt. Could I use that? Would it change it very much?

As long as it stays dry, it should keep indefinitely. But since I get a new batch of garlic scapes every spring, I generally use it up within a year and then make another batch!

Just tried my first batch, and the kitchen smells great as the paste dries out in the oven! I wasn’t sure whether to use the whole scape, i.e. stalk and bulb, so used it all. Wondering if that makes a difference?

Making this for 3rd year now. Last year I did a batch with fresh dill and it was wonderful! Great on cucumber and tomatoes. Keeps all year. Great gift too for the foodies in our life. Thank you for sharing.

I have made this recipe now for a few year, and love it! Just curious though re # of scapes vs weight of scapes. I’ve found that the weight varies quite a bit when I purchase from our local farmers markets… 12 scapes from one farmer weighed 175 grams, while from another 125 grams. Not really sure how best to scale up/down the salt content without understanding how much your 12 scapes might have weighed! I’ve been winging it but would appreciate your insight.

Jaime, being a fitness enthusiast and reliant on Bariatric Multivitamin supplements, I appreciate your creative approach to seasoning. I’m curious if you’ve come across any specific benefits of garlic scapes for muscle recovery or overall fitness, especially for those following a fitness regimen post-sleeve gastrectomy and relying on Bariatric Multivitamins?






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