What is that garlic that looks like green onions?
What you have is green garlic, a delightful harbinger of spring to bring fresh young garlic flavor so delicately to the fortunate palate of one so lucky as to find these special treats. Yes, the entire plant can be eaten, though the roots would be a bit stringy and should be trimmed off. Growers often cull out small plants that lag the others and would result in small garlic and sell them as green garlic, much in the way the onion grower sells green onions. They’re generally only available in the spring and not very widely marketed, most people have never tried them. Slices of green garlic light up a cheese omelette and can also give a heady lift to new potato soup. Try them in stews or stir-fry for a special treat. Green garlic is very mild but still has a marvelous essence of garlic that is uplifting. They’re also excellent eaten raw as an adjunct to a sandwich or a bowl of soup.
