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Cantaloupe Melon
The cantaloupe is defined by two elements: its roughly netted stone and green colored skin and its aromatic orange-coral colored flesh. When perfectly ripe, the flesh is juicy, unctuous and sweet.
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Rainbow chard, also known a 5-color silverbeet, is a tender chard variety with multi-colored stalks of yellow, white, orange pink and red.
Seasons/Availability
Pea vines are available year round.
Current Facts
Pea vines contain a specialized spiraling stem, leaf or petiole with a thin threadlike shape which is used by climbing plants for support and attachment. There are only a certain lineage of legumes that form evolved vines: peas, sweet peas and fava beans.
Description/Taste
Pea vines are the thread, leaflet and blossom of the snow pea, snap pea or sweet pea plant. Their flavor is grassy sweet and nearly identical to the flavor as the typically harvested part of the plant's foliage, the pea pods. They are commonly overlooked and underused as a culinary commodity, but their sweet unique flavor and succulent texture should increase their currency value.
Applications
Pea vines can be used fresh or treated as a wilting green; utilizing a little heat, olive oil, sea salt and pepper and the greens are transformed into a substantial element of any savory dish. Finishing the pea vines with citrus brings out flavor and preserves their color.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
The earliest and most comprehensive study of pea vines was Charles Darwin's monograph, "The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants", originally published in 1865.
Geography/History
Peas have been cultivated and used for culinary purposes for over 8,000 years, primarily as a pulse (legume). Foliage is often reserved for live-mulch ground cover, building soil fertility and fodder.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
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Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Pea Vines. One
is easiest, three is harder.
Pea vines are available year round.
Current Facts
Pea vines contain a specialized spiraling stem, leaf or petiole with a thin threadlike shape which is used by climbing plants for support and attachment. There are only a certain lineage of legumes that form evolved vines: peas, sweet peas and fava beans.
Description/Taste
Pea vines are the thread, leaflet and blossom of the snow pea, snap pea or sweet pea plant. Their flavor is grassy sweet and nearly identical to the flavor as the typically harvested part of the plant's foliage, the pea pods. They are commonly overlooked and underused as a culinary commodity, but their sweet unique flavor and succulent texture should increase their currency value.
Applications
Pea vines can be used fresh or treated as a wilting green; utilizing a little heat, olive oil, sea salt and pepper and the greens are transformed into a substantial element of any savory dish. Finishing the pea vines with citrus brings out flavor and preserves their color.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
The earliest and most comprehensive study of pea vines was Charles Darwin's monograph, "The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants", originally published in 1865.
Geography/History
Peas have been cultivated and used for culinary purposes for over 8,000 years, primarily as a pulse (legume). Foliage is often reserved for live-mulch ground cover, building soil fertility and fodder.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Bo Beau Kitchen & Bar | San Diego CA | 619-224-2884 |
| Delicia's | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-8000 |
| Paradise Point Resort Baleen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Trattoria I Trulli | Encinitas CA | 760-943-6800 |
| The Lion Share | San Diego CA | 619-564-6924 |
| La Jolla Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-9601 |
| Flying Pig Pub & Kitchen | Oceanside CA | 619-990-0158 |
| Inn at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 800 843 4661 |
| Bertrand at Mr A's | San Diego CA | 619-239-1377 |
| Craft and Commerce (Sekscobra Inc.) | San Diego CA | 619-962-5935 |
| Table 926 | San Diego CA | 858-539-0926 |
| JRDN Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-270-5736 |
| Catamaran | San Diego CA | 858-488-1081 |
| Prado at Balboa Park Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-744-3732 |
| Knotty Barrel | San Diego CA | 619-269-7156 |
| Kensington Grill | San Diego CA | 619-281-4014 |
| US Grant Hotel Main | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
| Alchemy Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-255-0616 |
| Vagabond | San Diego CA | 619-255-1035 |
| Bankers Hill Restaurant and Bar | San Diego CA | 619-231-0222 |
| Barleymash | San Diego CA | 619-276-6700 x304 |
| Wine Vault & Bistro | San Diego CA | 619-295-3939 |
| Union Kitchen & Tap | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2337 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Pea Vines. One
is easiest, three is harder.| A Thinking Stomach |
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Sautéed Fava Bean and Pea Greens, with Green Garlic and Preserved Lemon |
| Red Ramekin |
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Open-Faced Pea Omelette with Pea Tendril Salad |
