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KuKu Sabzi

Artichokes for 4

Pumpkinseed Vinaigrette

White Asparagus & Morel Sauce

Legumes Caviar

Blanched White Asparagus

Sheep's Milk Yogurt Dressing
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KuKu Sabzi

Chop dill, cilantro, chives, and place in bowl. Chop walnuts and add to mixture. Add salt, tumeric, flour and fennel greek. Add eggs and mix thoroughly.

In an omelette pan, bring to medium-high heat, add oil. Place ingredients in pan, spread out and pat down. Turn down heat to low-medium, then cook for 2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon butter around rim of pan and cook for 3 minutes. Flip and cook another 4 minutes.

Place onto plate, garnish with frisee and yogurt vinaigrette

Ingredients:

- 2 bunches dill
- 2 bunches cilantro
- 2 bunches chives
- 5-6 eggs
- 2 1/2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- 1 1/2 tablespoons mint tea (fennel greek)
- 1 tablespoon zere shek (wash and dried) persian berries
- 1/2 tablespoon tumeric
- 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
- Pinch of salt
- Oil
- Butter


Artichokes for 4

Cut top and bottom off of artichokes and clean. Place all ingredients in cold lemon water. Bring to boil, then turn down to simmer until tender. Let steep for 10-20 minutes. Draw and hollow out. Ingredients:

- 4 artichokes
- 2 cups MirePoix
- Water (enough to cover)
- Lemon Juice (1 lemon)
- 2 bay leaves
- Salt
- Pepper


Pumpkinseed Vinaigrette

Serves 4

Place mustard, vinegar, honey, shallots and garlic in blender and blitz. Add cocoa, balsamico, salt and pepper. Add pumpkin seed oil and olive oil, slowly to emulsify. Adjust with balsamico and cocoa to taste and . . . voila!

Ingredients:

- 100 ml olive oil blend
- 2 1/2 tablespoons pumpkin seed oil
- Balsamico
- 1 tablespoon sherry vin
- 1 tablespoon walnut vin
- 1 tablespoon dijon
mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 shallot
- 1 clove garlic

 


Legumes Caviar

Cook separately covered in salt water until tender. Cool and mix together in a large bowl. Reheat to order with nage and pumpkin seed vinaigrette. Salt and pepper to taste. Ingredients:

- 1 cup Puy Lentils
- 1 cup Beluga Caviar Lentils
- 1 cup Quinoa
- 1 cup Barley


White Asparagus & Morel Sauce

In a medium-sized sauté pan, add 1/2 ounce of olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon of unsalted butter. Turn to medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic. Sauté. Add morels and white asparagus. Deglaze with sherry. Add asparagus nage, cream. Reduce. Add 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (cold) and mix in. Salt and Pepper to taste.

For an interesting alternative presentation. Quickly brown the sabayon with a propane torch before adding the berries and mint. Serve immediately.

Ingredients:

- 8 pieces blanches white asparagus
- 16 pieces morel mushrooms
- 2 shallots, sliced
- 2 garlic, sliced
- 4 oz. cream (whip)
- 2 oz. sherry
- 2 oz. white asparagus nage
- Olive oil
- Butter (unsalted)
- salt
- pepper

Blanched White Asparagus

Peel 8 pieces white asparagus. Place in pot covered with cold water. Add 2 whole lemons, cut in half and squeezed. Add 1 star anise, 1 cut in half vanilla bean, and a pinch of salt. Add 1/2 cup of sugar. Bring to boil, then simmer until tender. Let cool and steep in liquid until cold.

Sheep's Milk Yogurt Dressing

In a bowl mix yogurt, milk, vinegar and honey. Add salt, pepper and Garam Marsala to taste. Toss with Frisee Lettuce. Ingredients:

- 4 tablespoons sheeps milk yogurt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon pear vinegar
- salt
- pepper
- Pinch of Garam Marsala
- 1 tablespoon honey

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