RecipesSeamus MullenFood

Peas please!

RecipesSeamus MullenFood
Peas please!

Recipe

Think salads are boring? Think again! Bright and snappy peas, spicy radish and Farmer’s Cheese with fresh mint!

Prep Time: 25 minutes

May  29th, 2020  •  By Seamus Mullen

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My love for salads is no secret, mostly because I tend to feel best when I have a Big Ass Salad in the middle of the day. I’ve been making sugar snap salads for as long as I can remember. The addition of creamy Farmer’s Cheese and bright mint make for a super refreshing addition to any meal.

Sugar snap pea salad with radish, mint & Farmer's Cheese

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar snaps, cut in half

  • 1 radish, thinly sliced

  • 1 scallion, greens and whites, thinly sliced

  • small handful of pea tendrils or arugula

  • 1 TBSP pistachio

  • 2 sprigs mint

  • handful of cherries

  • 2 TBSP EVOO

  • Juice of 1 lemon

  • coarse sea salt

  • a dash of Tajin seasoning or Spanish Pimenton

  • 4 TBSP Lifeway Foods Farmer’s Cheese

Method

1. cut the tips and remove the fiber from the peas, then cut in half, lengthwise.

2. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except the Farmer’s Cheese, season with salt and dress with the olive oil and lemon juice..

3. Plate in a dark plate and add the cheese.