the earth dinner

California Earth Dinner Menu

Chef John Ash's Grilled Asparagus
with Lemon-Infused Olive Oil and Pecorino (get recipe)
accompanied by olives, thinly sliced cured meats and fried capers

Sorrel Salad with Creamy Dressing (get recipe from Organic Valley)

John Ash's Pan Sauteed Chicken with Herb Deglazing Sauce (get recipe)
accompanied by steamed, just-dug new potatoes

Compote of dried California fruits with vanilla bean ice cream

Think Seasonal! California

Spring: baby artichokes; asparagus; peas; medjool dates; strawberries; leg of lamb; soft-shell crabs; fava beans

Summer: veggie-packed salads; herbed goat cheese; berry smoothies; gazpacho; salsas fresh figs; nectarines; apricots; melons; garbanzo beans; all kinds of basil; avocados; heirloom tomatoes

Fall: roasted garlic; olives; new-crop almonds and walnuts; all kinds of chile peppers; beets; boletus mushrooms; roasted red peppers; Fuyu persimmons

Winter: Dungeness crab; blood oranges; Meyer lemons; olive oil; wine and wine vinegars; dried figs; fennel; broccoli; purple potatoes

 

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