West Creek® Creamy Chicken Vol-au-Vent

Directions

  1. Cut the puff pastry as desired round or square, brush with the egg wash and bake in preheated oven 420 degrees until done about 8 minutes, push the center of the puff pastry down to make a cup for the chicken mix.
  2. Heat the oil and butter and sauté the chicken about halfway, add the garlic, shallots and continue to cook, add the onion, celery, mushroom, peas and continue to cook on medium heat. Add the wine and reduce, add the cream and simmer until the sauce starts to thicken.
  3. Add the herbs and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Place the pastries on the plates and fill them with the chicken mixture.
  5. Place the Parisian vegetables around the pastry on the plate and drizzle the herb oil around the plate as a garnish.

Ingredients

  • 4 ea. Heritage Ovens® puff pastry squares, 5x5 baked
  • 1 ea. Nature's Best Dairy® Egg(s), mixed with 1 tsp. water for brushing on the pastry
  • 1/8 tsp. West Creek® sea salt kosher
  • 1/8 tsp. white pepper, ground
  • 1 tbsp. Roma® Oil, Blended
  • 1 tbsp. Nature's Best Dairy® Butter, Unsalted
  • 1/2 tbsp. Peak Fresh Produce® Garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tbsp. shallot(s), fresh, minced
  • 4 oz. West Creek® Chicken, Breast(s), diced and seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 1 oz. Peak Fresh Produce® Onion(s), diced
  • 1/2 oz. Peak Fresh Produce® Celery, diced
  • 2 oz. Peak Fresh Produce® Mushroom(s), sliced
  • 1/4 cup West Creek® Green Peas
  • 1/4 cup wine, dry white
  • 1 cup Nature's Best Dairy® Cream, Heavy
  • 1 tsp. Peak Fresh Produce® Parsley, Fresh, chopped
  • 1 tsp. Peak Fresh Produce® Thyme, Fresh, chopped
  • 1 tsp. Peak Fresh Produce® Rosemary, Fresh, chopped

Peak Fresh Produce® Vegetables

Directions

  1. Blanch the vegetables in boiling salted water until tender.

Ingredients

  • 1 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Carrot(s), fresh, diced
  • 1 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Yellow Squash, diced
  • 1 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Zucchini, diced

Beurre Fondue

Directions

  1. Heat the water and the sugar until simmering.
  2. Remove this from the heat and whisk the whole butter into the water until it is fully incorporated, season with salt and white pepper, add the vegetables and then serve.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp. West Creek® sugar, fine, ground
  • 3 tbsp. water
  • 3 tbsp. Nature's Best Dairy® Butter, Unsalted
  • 1/8 tsp. West Creek® sea salt kosher
  • 1/8 tsp. white pepper, ground

Herb Oil

Directions

  1. Place the herbs and spinach in a saucepan and add the oil.
  2. Heat the oil to 145 degrees and steep this mixture for about 15 minutes and then cool.
  3. Blend the mixture in a blender and strain through a coffee filter or cheese cloth and place it in a squirt bottle for service.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Roma® Oil, Blended
  • 1/8 cup Peak Fresh Produce® Spinach, fresh
  • 4 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Thyme, Fresh, Sprigs
  • 20 ea. Peak Fresh Produce® Basil Leaves
  • 1/8 cup Peak Fresh Produce® Parsley, Fresh, Packed