Here is a fantastic vegetarian recipe that is perfect for spring. This is a combination I haven’t made before but it turned out really well. I wanted to add a creaminess to this dish so I decided to make my own almond cream or butter. This really gave the dish quite a contrast with the vegetables. Green garlic was also a part of this recipe which gives a great punch as well. Chayote squash is a vegetable that I don’t normally use on a regular basis but the local farm had some great looking ones and they are really good vegetables that can be used in a many different ways. here is the recipe I hope you enjoy it!

Recipe ingredients

3 cups of peas blanched

2 chayote squashed small diced and blanched

1/2 cup of green garlic stalks sliced blanched

2-3 tbsp of sherry vinegar

4 tbsp of olive oil

salt and pepper

Almond butter

1/2 cup blanched sliced almonds

1 cup of milk

2 cups of cream

salt

Green Garlic sauce

1/2 cup of green garlic blanched

1 bunch of basil

1 cup of water

1 tsp of xanthan gum

1 oz of micro basil

pea tendrils

How to make white almond butter,

Place almond, cream, and milk in a pot. Bring to a boil and then turn down to light simmer. Simmer for an 45 minutes and strain out the liquid. Place the almonds into a blender and add roughly 3/4 cup of liquid back into the blender. Blend until completely smooth. Season with salt and set aside to use later.

How to make green garlic sauce

Blanch green garlic tops and shock in ice. Drain out any excess water into a bowl. Measure out a cup of water. Then add the water, green garlic, basil into a vitamix. Puree until smooth, while the blender is still going add the xanthum gum. Season with salt and set aside.

To finish,

Place peas, chayote, and green garlic into a bowl. Season with sherry vinegar, salt, and olive oil. Toss well. Then using a ring mold add almond butter inside the ring mold. Then on top of the almond cream add the vegetables. Top the vegetables with green garlic sauce, micro basil, and pea tendrils. Take the ring mold away, serve and enjoy!

Peas with Chayote, Green Garlic, and Almond