Chilli Mint Peas Recipes

CHILLI MINTED MUSHY PEAS

Steps:

• You don't need to go to the nearest vegetarian restaurant to have vegetarian dishes. You can cook them by yourself with the ingredients you can buy in the supermarket near your home. Get your pan nice and hot, add a tablespoon of olive oil and a nice knob of butter. Then, finely chop shallot. Add shallots into the pan.
• Slice a chilli and crush 2 cloves of garlic and add to the pan.
• Before the peas join those spices, simply blanch in salted water, infused with fresh mint. Cook for 2 minutes, then, drain and add to the shallots. Mix that. Season with salt and pepper.
• Take your peas off the stove and crush. Top with mint. Cook this recipe with a photo!

CHILLI & MINT PEAS

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a small frying pan, once bubbling, add the shallot and fry for 1 min. Add the garlic and chilli and cook for 1 min more, then tip in the peas and reheat. Take off the heat and stir in the mint, season and serve. Sprinkle over the pork scratchings, if using - they add a nice crunchy texture.

PEA, MINT & CHILLI DIP

Steps:

• Whizz the peas, yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, mint and chilli together in a food processor to a texture you like. Divide between plastic tubs to pack into lunchboxes, or tip into a serving bowl. Lightly toast the pittas, then cut into wedges and serve with the dip and carrots.

EASY PEASY RISOTTO WITH CHILLI & MINT CRUMBS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion and cook for 5 mins, then add the garlic. Stir in the rice for 1-2 mins, then add the stock, a little at a time, stirring continuously until the rice is nearly cooked and the stock has all been absorbed - this will take about 20 mins. Meanwhile, tip the peas into a colander and run under the hot water tap until defrosted. Drain well, tip into a bowl and roughly mash with a potato masher.
• Remove the risotto from the heat, stir in the peas, cheese and a squeeze of lemon juice, then season well.
• Grate the bread on a box grater into chunky crumbs. On the finer side of the grater, grate the chilli. Heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan, add the chilli, lemon zest and crumbs and cook for 2 mins until crispy, then add the mint and sprinkle over the risotto before serving.