CHILDREN’S RECIPE: Strawberry Soup and Goat Cheese
Ingredients:
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 Vidalia Onion, chopped
2 tsp Ginger, grated
2 tsp Lemongrass, chopped
1 Seedless Cucumber, diced
1 pt Strawberries, cored
1 cup Cranberry Juice
Pinch of Salt
Pomegranate Molasses to garnish
Goat Cheese to garnish
Method of Preparation:
In a pot, slowly cook the onion. Add ginger, lemongrass, cucumber, strawberries and cranberry juice. Bring to a boil, add salt and blend. Cool down. Serve in a bowl, drizzle with pomegranate molasses and top with goat cheese.
FAMILY RECIPE: Strawberry Marinated Lamb Chops, Ramps and Asparagus
Ingredients:
Strawberry Soup, from children’s recipe
1 tbsp Tamarind Paste
¼ cup Champagne Vinegar
3 tbsp Pomegranate Molasses
3 Lamb Chops
4 oz Olive Oil
6 Wild Ramps
6 Asparagus Spears, trimmed and sliced
½ Lemon, roasted and juice of
Method of Preparation:
To make strawberry sauce, add tamarind paste, champagne vinegar and pomegranate molasses to Strawberry Soup and cook to blend. Marinated lamb chops in sauce overnight. In a hot pan add the olive oil, once hot, sear lamb chops continually turning until dark crust is obtained. To prep ramps, separate the bulb from the greens. Wash very well. Sauté the ramps with asparagus in oil. Plate and top with strawberry sauce and rack of lamb chops. Drizzle with the juice of a roasted lemon.