Ode to the Northwest

Name: Ode to the Northwest
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 ounces morels, cleaned and halved lengthwise (see page 64); 1 cup shucked, blanched English peas; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 tablespoons minced chives; 4 (4-ounce) halibut fillets; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling; 4 Cincinnati radishes, shaved with a mandoline

December 14, 2011

It’s spring in Seattle—that means fresh, tender peas, the first succulent morels, and firm, snowy halibut begging to swim around in a bowl with all that other goodness. For a little bite, I add some shaved Cincinnati radish—a long, mild radish that looks like a baby carrot. This is a lovely dish that puts me in mind of longer, warmer days.

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