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Green vegetable with scape, sage, oregano, lemon, serrano

Spring Vegetables with Garlic Scape, Oregano, Sage, Serrano, & Lemon

Asparagus, green beans, sugar snap peas, garlic scapes, tossed with fresh lemon, oregano, sage, and serrano peppers. Topped with crispy air fried scallions and it is a wonderful addition to mezze night.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups green beans trimmed and blanched*
  • 8 spears asparagus trimmed and blanched*
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar snap peas trimmed and blanched*
  • 2-3 garlic scapes (tender part of stalk and bulb minced)
  • 1 tbsp fresh sage minced
  • 2 tbsp fresh oregano minced
  • 1 serrano pepper minced (seeds removed)
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 bunch scallions trimmed and sliced lengthwise in half
  • 1 tbsp olive oil or vegetable broth for cooking.

Method
 

Crispy Scallions
  1. Place trimmed and sliced scallions in an air fryer and cook until crispy. About 5-10 minutes. Remove and set aside. If you do not have an air fryer the scallions can simply be added to the garlic and pepper and cooked with remaining vegetables.
  2. Heat olive oil or vegetable broth over medium heat. Add garlic scapes and serrano pepper and cook for 30 seconds.
  3. Add blanched asparagus, green beans, lemon juice, and herbs and cook for 1-2 minutes. You want the vegetables to be warm and tossed with the herbs but still crisp. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar snap peas.
  4. Top with crispy scallions and serve as small plate to accompany other mezze. (Note this is also excellent served over your favorite grain or noodle).

Notes

*To blanch green beans, asparagus and snap peas bring a pot of water to a boil. Add vegetables and cook for 90 seconds. Immediately transfer to a bowl of ice water for 2 minutes. Drain. The ice water stops the vegetables from cooking and helps retain their bright green color. I like to snap the ends off the green beans and snap peas before blanching and trim and cut the asparagus into 1 inch pieces.