Two days ago I stumbled across this recipe while browsing the internet and thought I would give it a whirl. It is probably the best recipe I have ever tried (I’m not exaggerating). This fresh, light and luminous green paste is sublime!
Green Pea Hummus
The problem with peas is that the moment they’re picked from the pod, their natural sugars start combining and converting into starches. Peas eaten one day out of the pod taste significantly less sweet and more starchy than fresh-picked peas. Frozen peas, on the other hand, are rapidly chilled right after shucking, locking their sugars in place, so for this recipe you must use freshly picked peas or frozen peas.
- 2 cups fresh or frozen peas (defrost frozen peas by pouring boiling water over them and leaving for a few minutes – drain.
- 1 clove fresh garlic – crushed or finely chopped
- a pinch of salt
- a generous glug of olive oil
Blend all ingredients (I used a wand blender). Spoon into a serving dish and garnish with a few peas and some freshly ground black pepper. Serve with warm pita bread. (I didn’t have pita bread so I made some roti – it would even be good served as a dip or even on toast or fresh bread.)
Variations:
- Add the juice of one lemon or
- Add some fresh mint and feta cheese or
- Add 1 green chilli (improvised, tried and tested by my lil sister)
This recipe takes literally 5 minutes to prepare. I would love to hear your reactions when you try it.
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I found the original recipe and here – I adapted it to my needs. The image is also from this site.
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This and the jelly both sound yummy. I’ll have to see about trying the hummus recipe this weekend.
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it is so quick – 5 minutes and you’re done!
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I made this a while back when friends were visiting, but I was the only one who enjoyed it…… I think they were to used to commercial dips with all the artificial additives and couldn’t appreciate ‘real food’!
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Ah yes – I was thinking that only people who enjoy whole foods and fresh foods would really appreciate this dish. I guess big mac lovers would leave feeling short changed 🙂
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This sounds delicious and frozen peas are a dietary staple for us. Can’t wait to try it. I just wish I hadn’t left my hand blender back in the States!
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yeah, hand blenders make recipes like this so easy. Have you got a normal blender?
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I just happen to have some frozen peas, will have that sometimes today.
Great idea Thank you ;D
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Sounds delicious. I would definetly add the chile…. gotta make it spicy! 🙂
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Hav just bashed up a batch – totally yummy! Sadly M is also a great hummus eater so am very tempted to hide and eat it all alone with a spoon straight out the dish before he appears! I added some sweet chilli sauce together with lemon juice, think this will become a regular – thanks!
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Wow..this looks so delicious. I love peas almost everyway. Gotta try your recipe.
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let me know what you think – we love it!
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