Garlic Scape Herb Cream Cheese

Yield: about 1 cup
Ingredients:
2 or 3 garlic scapes, chopped into short pieces (about 3 Tablespoons total)
¼ cup packed fresh parsley leaves
2 Scallions, chopped
8 ounces cream cheese
¾ teaspoon of freshly ground pepper
½ teaspoon of salt
optional to serve: carrot sticks, mushrooms, or celery to dunk, mini peppers to stuff, tortillas to wrap, crackers to spread upon

Instructions:

  1. Place garlic scapes, parsley and scallions in a food processor with a metal blade. Pulse several times, stopping to scrape after every few pulses, until the fresh herbs are finely chopped.

  2. Add the cream cheese and pulse again to blend. Stop and scrape down the sides.

  3. Add the spices and blend well.

  4. Transfer to a container and chill for 30 minutes to an hour to let the flavors mingle

Recipe adapted from farmfreshfeasts