First English Peas, beets and scapes of the season

This time of year is always a treat.  You don’t even remember what you had last summer until you take a trip to the market and find something new.  I am really lucky that my whole family is in love with beets.  Not only are the beets themselves amazing and full of flavor, but the greens are incredibly flavorful and the perfect mix to a dish.  Scapes are another boon to spring.  Earlier this spring my kids were able to harvest huge ammounts of onions from the front of our house.  They are flavorful, but a little horsey.  Scapes, also know as garlic tops are just incredible.  My kids call them worms and we put them in everything we would put garlic in.  They are incredible in guacamole and amazing in cooked or raw.  Together with the first local shelling peas of the season, the dish was awesome.  As almost always we needed to select a wine to go with it.  Our go to rose of the season is the Domain de Mirail from Gascogne.  It is a great crisp dry blend of cabernet and merlot that has the acidity to stand up to our food while still being super refreshing.