Homemade Garlic Scape Salt | How to Make It
Put your garlic scapes to good use with this beautiful garlic scape salt! A delicious finishing salt with a mild garlicky flavor, this recipe is perfect for zesting up your dishes or making lovely homemade gifts.

Early summer is possibly my favorite time of year! The weather is warming, the garden is just getting started, and lots of my favorite garden goodies are in season, particularly garlic scapes. That means I’m busy making all of my favorite garlic scape recipes.
When you’re growing hardneck garlic, it’s important to remove the scape. This allows the plant to put all of its energy into producing large bulbs. Fortunately, the scapes don’t need to go to waste because they are equally delicious!
If I’m being honest, garlic scapes are the main reason I grow my own garlic.
Whether you are growing your own hardneck garlic or you got some scapes from a CSA or farmer’s market, you are going to love using them in this mouthwatering salt!
Why You’ll Love It
Preserve your scapes: If you grow a lot of garlic, you probably have an abundance of scapes! This garlic scape salt is the perfect way to preserve scapes because it is shelf-stable and delicious.
Minimal equipment: You don’t need a dehydrator or a freeze dryer to make this recipe! All you’ll need is your oven and a food processor.
Homemade gift: I love making homemade gifts from the garden for my loved ones. Foodies and home cooks will especially enjoy handcrafted seasonings! This garlic scape salt is the perfect gift. Put it in a pretty jar and give it as a hostess gift, Christmas gift, and more.
Delicious: If you like garlic, you will love garlic scape salt. It’s full of garlicky flavor and is sure to make any dish a little more special.

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What You’ll Need
- Garlic scapes: The flowering bud of hardneck garlic, garlic scapes have a mild garlic flavor and a beautiful green color. Make sure you harvest them before the bud opens into a flower.
- Salt: I recommend using a white-colored, good-quality salt, like Maldon flakey sea salt or Redmond real salt. You can use Himalayan pink salt, too, but the color will be different.
- A food processor: A food processor is critical for this recipe as it’ll get the garlic scapes pulverized to a size that can dehydrate well. I prefer a mini food processor for this recipe. You may be able to use a blender, though I haven’t tried it myself.
Variations and Substitutions
If you don’t have access to garlic scapes, you can use this same method with other herbs to make an herbal salt.
You can also add other fresh herbs in addition to the garlic scapes to make fun, unique blends. Try a basil garlic scape salt or a rosemary garlic scape salt. You can’t go wrong with more flavor!
If you are avoiding sodium, you can omit the salt and make a garlic scape powder or reduce it to make the scape flavor more concentrated.
How to Make Garlic Scape Salt

Step 1. Wash and dry your garlic scapes. Remove the bud with a sharp knife and roughly chop the stems.

Step 2. Place your garlic scapes in a food processor and pulse until they are finely chopped.

Step 3. Add the salt and process further until the salt and scapes form a thick paste.

Step 4. Spread the paste on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

Step 5. Bake the paste at 175°F for 30-45 minutes, stirring periodically.

Step 6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Transfer the salt to a blender and blend until a fine powder forms.
Expert Tips
- I’ve found that a mini food processor works best for this. If you have one available, I recommend using that.
- The scapes must be completely dry. I usually skip washing them altogether, but if you do wash them, be sure to dry them thoroughly.
- Make sure your garlic scape salt is completely dry before storing it. If you live in a humid area, you may need to bake it longer to remove all of the moisture. Any moisture will lead to mold, so be careful to dry it well.
How to Use Garlic Scape Salt
Garlic scape salt can be used in any way you would normally use salt! Add it to dishes while cooking, put it on the table as table salt, or use it as a finishing salt. Here are my favorite dishes to include garlic scape salt in:
- Use it to season avocado toast
- Sprinkle it on fresh garden tomatoes or cucumbers
- Add garlic scape salt and olive oil to a bit of burrata and serve with bread to make a delicious appetizer
- Use on garlic bread to add even more garlicky flavor
Garlic scape also makes the perfect gift for the holidays or a lovely hostess gift! Package it in an attractive container like a cute jar, label it, and you have a great homemade gift that they can’t get anywhere else.

Recipe FAQs
How do I store this garlic scape salt?
Garlic scape salt should be stored in a dry, airtight container like a glass jar. It will last indefinitely, but the flavor will start to degrade after a year or so.
What are garlic scapes?
Garlic scapes are the flowering buds of hardneck garlic. They are removed by gardeners and farmers to encourage garlic plants to produce larger bulbs in late spring or early summer. Garlic scapes are also a culinary delicacy and can be used in a variety of tasty dishes. Get some inspiration for how else to use garlic scapes in my blog post of the 16 best garlic scape recipes!
Where can I get garlic scapes?
Garlic scapes can’t be purchased in most grocery stores, but there are places to find them. The first is, of course, growing your own hardneck garlic. This does involve some planning, though, as hardneck garlic must be planted in the fall (with some exceptions).
If growing your own garlic isn’t an option, check out your local farmer’s markets around early summer or contact your local farmers. The time of year they are available is variable, but any farmer who grows garlic would be happy to give you an estimate!

More Delicious Seasonal Recipes
- Garlic Scape Salad Dressing
- Garlic Scape Compound Butter
- Zesty Garlic Scape Pesto
- Garlic Scape-Infused Olive Oil
- How to Freeze Garlic Scapes
🧄🌿Enjoy the seasonal delights of summer with this easy finishing salt! If you try this garlic scape salt and love it, I’d love it if you come back and leave a review. Thanks for visiting!

Garlic Scape Salt
Equipment
- Food processor a mini food processor works best
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup sea salt
- 1 cup roughly chopped garlic scapes
Instructions
- Wash and dry your garlic scapes. Remove the bud with a sharp knife and roughly chop the stems..
- Place your garlic scapes in a food processor and pulse until they are finely chopped.
- Add the salt and process further until the salt and scapes form a thick paste.
- Spread the paste on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Bake the paste at 175°F for 30-45 minutes, stirring periodically.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Transfer the salt to a blender and blend until a fine powder forms.
Notes
- I’ve found that a mini food processor works best for this. If you have one available, I recommend using that.
- The scapes must be completely dry. I usually skip washing them altogether, but if you do wash them, be sure to dry them thoroughly.
- Make sure your garlic scape salt is completely dry before storing it. If you live in a humid area, you may need to bake it longer to remove all of the moisture. Any moisture will lead to mold, so be careful to dry it well.
