Spring Wild Rice Salad Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• Almond Dressing:
• 1 garlic clove, smashed and chopped
• 1/4 cup almond butter
• zest of one lemon
• scant 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• scant 1/4 cup hot water
• scant 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
• 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch segments
• 4 cups cooked wild rice*
• 1 cup cooked yellow split peas**
• 1 bunch chives, chopped
• 1/4 cup goat cheese, crumbled (optional)