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English Pea Toast

Raw spring peas tossed with crisp red onion, mint, lemon and olive oil, piled on grilled country bread spread with soft fresh cheese and finished with grated Parmigiano.

  • YieldMakes 4 toasts
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total33 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 800 gEnglish peas in their pods, 1 1/2 to 2 lb; shelled (1 1/2 to 2 cups peas)
  • 3red spring onions or scallions, trimmed (including 1 cm off the green tops), thinly sliced on a sharp angle, soaked in ice water for 20 minutes, drained well
  • 1lemon, halved
  • to tastekosher salt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 10 gmint leaves, 1 small handful
  • 75 mlextra-virgin olive oil, 60 ml for the peas plus a thin ribbon to finish
  • 4 slicescountry bread, 1.25 cm thick
  • 240 mlfresh sheep cheese, fromage blanc, mild goat cheese or whipped ricotta, 1 cup
  • 25 gParmigiano-Reggiano cheese, for grating

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Legumes (any)
  • Peas
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Creamy

Season

  • Spring

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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