Recipes Appetizers Yakitori Morels with Fava Bean Hummus Be the first to rate & review! Cultivar restaurant Mary Dumont’s grilled peak-of-spring fresh morels and fiddleheads skewers come with a pungent sesame seed-bonito-dulse topper. Slideshow: More Morels Recipes By Mary Dumont Mary Dumont Why she won Because she prepares beautifully intricate dishes using products from her historic New England region and her huge kitchen garden.Born Lowell, Massachusetts; 1974.Experience Jardinière, Campton Place and Elisabeth Daniel, all in San Francisco; Blackbird in Chicago; Sonoma Saveurs in Sonoma, California.How she got started "My family is in the business. My parents had a restaurant, my brother's a chef, my other brother runs a restaurant, my sister owns a restaurant. I wasn't going to cook—I went to Simmons College in Boston for creative writing. Still, look where I ended up."What she loves about her restaurant That it's part of Strawberry Banke, a historical museum with gardens full of heirloom vegetables. "I see varieties that have historical significance. And there's no genetically modified basil."What she loves about Portsmouth "I can stand at the stove and look out one window and see the Atlantic Ocean and look out the other window and see my garden."Next project An after-school program for local kids, who will work in the garden and keep a photo journal. WEB EXCLUSIVE! Read more of our interview with Mary Dumont Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on March 30, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Abby Hocking Total Time: 45 mins Yield: 4 Ingredients 8 wooden skewers Peeled zest of 1/2 meyer lemon 3/4 cup white sesame seeds Drizzle of toasted sesame seed oil Fine sea salt 1 pound fresh fava beans, shelled (1 cup) 1/4 cup black sesame seeds 1/4 cup dried bonito 1/4 cup dried dulse seaweed 12 fresh morels, rinsed and dried 8 fiddlehead ferns Grapeseed oil Pea shoots, for garnish Directions In a medium bowl, soak the skewers in water. Spread the meyer lemon zest on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave at high in 2-minute bursts, until the zest is dehydrated but still plump, about 8 minutes total. Transfer to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. In a medium skillet, toast 1/2 cup of the white sesame seeds over moderately high heat until they begin to pop, about 1 minute; let cool. In a food processor, puree the sesame seeds with the sesame oil until smooth. Season the tahini with salt. Fill a small bowl with ice water. In a medium saucepan of boiling water, cook the fava beans until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to the ice water to cool, about 1 minute. Drain, then peel and discard the tough outer skins. In a food processor, pulse the beans with the tahini until chunky smooth. Season with salt. In the same skillet, toast the black sesame seeds with the remaining 1/2 cup of white sesame seeds over moderately high heat until they begin to pop, about 1 minute; let cool. In a mortar, pound the mixed sesame seeds with the dehydrated lemon zest, bonito, dulse and 2 teaspoons of salt until the furikake mix is finely ground. Preheat a grill or a grill pan. On pairs of parallel wooden skewers, alternate each morel with 2 fiddleheads, beginning and ending with a morel. Brush with grapeseed oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over moderately high heat, turning once, until lightly charred, about 3 minutes total. Transfer to a carving board and slide the vegetables off the skewers. Swipe a large spoonful of the hummus across each plate. Arrange the vegetables on top. Generously sprinkle with the furikake mix, garnish with the pea shoots and serve. Rate it Print