Cannabis Infused: Garden Fresh Pea Purée

Yeah, what can I say? Eventually you just get tired of making and eating your standard, run of the mill, pot brownies and your gastronomic palate moves on.

I love fresh green peas straight out of the garden.

While we're on the topic of food items that I love, I also love cannabis, cannabis infused butter, garlic and 35% whipping cream.

Thick, smoked bacon, fresh chives and plantain chips aren’t half bad either...

In my world, that’s all the fixings a person needs to take a basic recipe for mushy peas and lace it up right!

Ingredients:

• 1 quart of sweet green peas (washed and shelled)
• 1 tbsp of cannabis infused butter (melted)
• 1/8 of a cup of heavy cream (35%)
• 1/2 tsp of minced garlic
• 12 plantain chips (crackers would work too)
• 1 strip of bacon (cooked and drained dry, then cut in 12 small pieces)
• freshly chopped chives
• pink Himalayan salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Directions

• Melt the butter in a small bowl inside a pot of boiling water.

pro-tip:
If you melt the butter in a hot water bath before you mix it in with your peas, the finished purée will be more evenly medicated and you are less likely to have pockets of purée that are stronger than others.

• Shell and wash the peas.

• Boil or gently steam the peas for 5 minutes. (They should be tender and cooked all the way through but not falling apart.)

• Drain the water from the peas.

• Blend the peas in a high powered blender or food processor along with the melted butter, heavy cream and minced garlic.

• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

The purée should look smooth and thick, just like the photo (above).

To make the canapés:

• Spread the purée, evenly on top of a plantain chip or thin cracker.

• Position a small piece of bacon in the centre of the purée and garnish the top of the bacon piece with freshly chopped pieces of chive.

Enjoy!

These bite size morsels make a fantastic addition to a charcuterie board. You will have pea purée left over and I use it as a dressing for cold salads, as a sauce over meats or as a condiment for steamed vegetables.

It’s incredibly versatile.

I welcome your comments and I invite you to follow me on my journey....nothing beats fresh peas and cannabis, homegrown never tasted so good. ;)

~ Rebecca