Broccoli Crunch Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 4 -5 cups tiny broccoli florets (and chopped stalks if you like)
• 1 garlic clove, smashed and chopped
• scant 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
• 1/4 cup almond butter
• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 2 small crisp apples, cut into bit-sized pieces (if you aren't going to use the apples immediately, let them sit in a bowl of water with the juice of 1/2 a lemon)
• 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup toasted or candied walnuts or almonds
• 1/3 cup pan-fried crunchy shallots*
• chives (optional)