Spring Wild Rice Salad recipes

Name: Spring Wild Rice Salad recipes
Ingredients: 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)