Peas are anything but boring! Their vibrant color and fresh green flavor bring deliciousness to every dish they grace. Try Cortney’s English Pea Toast at home.
Try the additional three recipes in the PDF at home!
Ingredients
- 1½ to 2 lb. English peas in the pods (shelled 1½ to 2 cups peas)
- 3 C. red spring onions or scallions, trimmed, thinly sliced on a sharp angle, soaked ice water for 20 minutes, drained well
- 1 lemon, halved
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small handful mint leaves
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 4 ½-inch thick slices country bread
- 1 C. goat cheese
- Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, or grating
Directions
Put the shelled peas and onions in a bowl, squeeze on the juice from half the lemon, and season generously with salt and pepper. Add the mint, taste and adjust with more lemon, salt or pepper and then add ¼ cup olive oil.
Toast the bread. Spread the goat cheese onto each toast and arrange on plates. Tumble the peas onto each toast, pressing lightly so that most of the peas stick to the cheese. Finish with a nice shower of grated parmesan and a thin ribbon of olive oil.
