Recently I've wanted to mix up what I'm eating for lunch, there was far too much emphasis on bread. I got bored and wanted to explore meals that didn't focus on bread - out went the sandwiches, soup and bread, beans on toast, eggs on toast etc. That's where this pea, broad bean and mint dip/spread thing (not sure what to call it) with goat's cheese came about - it would be delicious as a dip or with crackers. Let's be honest, it would also be amazing on toast! It's simple, relatively healthy and completely perfect for summer picnics.
What you need:
300g frozen peas
300g frozen broad beans
6 fresh mint leaves
5 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves
1 lemon, zest and juice
Black pepper and salt
100g soft goats cheese
Your choice of crackers, I used ryvita
Pea shoots, to serve
What to do:
1) Cook the peas and broad beans for about 3 minutes in boiling water. Drain and run under cold water, repeat at lease twice.
2) Put 3 tbsp of olive oil in a large pan and very gently cook the garlic. You're wanting to take the raw edge off the garlic, rather than cook it. Pour the oil and garlic into a jug to cool.
3) Blitz the cooked peas, broad beans, mint, lemon juice and 1 tbsp olive oil together. You can blitz it to the texture you prefer, personally I prefer it on the chunkier side. Season with black pepper and salt. Empty into a bowl and drizzle with the last tbsp of olive oil.
4) To serve, spread the goat's cheese onto a cracker, top with the pea, broad bean and mint spread thing and pea shoots.
If you're going to take this to a picnic I'd recommend taking the pea spread thing in a tuppaware container, separate to the crackers and goat's cheese, as it will make the crackers less crunchy.
What's your favourite picnic food?
Feel free to leave me a comment :)
Helen x
This sounds lovely Helen, so fresh and healthy. And your so right, eating outside, be it in the garden or on a picnic with the sun shining, is just a million times better than eating inside.
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This is a great idea - I love that you call it a pea spread thing haha! It's come out so green, it must be good for you too! Sabrina xx #twinklytuesday
ReplyDeleteSo healthy! I've been terrible recently, when it's perfect salad weather, I've been eating bread for lunch! Soup and bread. It's no wonder I feel bloated! Terribly my favourite picnic food is sausage rolls and mini sausages haha! All the yummy things that make me feel a bit bleaugh by the end of it! Thanks so much for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about bread - it's all I seem to eat sometimes! I couple of weeks ago I challenged myself to not eat any bread for a week and I blogged about my lunches here - http://treasureeverymoment01.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/food-diary-week-of-lunches-without-bread.html - if you need any inspiration :)
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Love this, fab alternative to bread. Thanks for linking up x
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