Scape Pesto With Artichokes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 bunch garlic scape (about 8 to 10)
1/3 cup pine nuts
1 garlic clove
1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese, more to taste
approximately 1/2 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
1 (13 3/4 ounce) can artichoke hearts, coarsely chopped
cooked pasta

Preparation

Cut up scapes so that they will fit in the bowl of a food processor. Add pine nuts, garlic and parmesan cheese. Process until coarsely chopped.
With processor running add oil through feed tube until a nice pesto-like paste forms. Taste, and add salt and pepper as needed.
Pour pesto into a bowl and add artichoke hearts. Toss with cooked pasta adding pasta water as needed.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups pesto, enough for 4 servings.