Mind Your Peas + Q’s: 16 Modern Pea Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What is the flavor of peas? ›

Although the flavour will vary from variety to variety, the overall consensus is that peas are dual action having both sweet and savoury notes. They are dominant in green flavour components and can be paired with a range of proteins such as fish and roast.

Fresh peas are also sweet, so you can add a sweet component like apricot. To balance this dish we need something acid. An alternative to adding lemon is e.g. passion fruit.

Sweet peas are delicious freshly picked and raw. Try them with a little dip or plain. There's no need to remove the pod- it's edible too! Sweet peas are also delicious steamed, boiled, or sautéed.

Shelling peas are the most popular type of peas, which might have to do with their versatility in cooking. Snow peas and sugar peas can also be used in all kinds of dishes, from stir fries to salads, but shelling peas are no doubt more mainstream.

Edible pod peas are very, very sweet. They are a great way to introduce children to vegetable gardening because often the pea pods are so sweet that they rival candy and can be eaten fresh off the vine. Edible Pod peas are also known as Snow Peas and are the pea pods that you encounter when eating Chinese food.

Peas are super versatile, but they go particularly well with herbs and spices such as mint, olive oil, thyme, rosemary, dill, curry and black pepper. This makes them perfect in hearty curry dishes as well as lighter summer salads, great for the coming warmer months.

Peas often grow on a vine supported by a pole. Green peas are sometimes called sweet peas or English pease. Peas are actually classified as a fruit, though most people refer to them as vegetables.

Pears are a powerhouse fruit, packing fiber, vitamins, and beneficial plant compounds. These nutrients are thought to fight inflammation, promote gut and heart health, protect against certain diseases, and even aid weight loss. Just be sure to eat the peel, as it harbors many of this fruit's beneficial compounds.

To enhance the flavor of canned peas, you can add seasonings such as salt, pepper, garlic powder, or herbs like parsley or thyme. Adding a bit of butter or olive oil can also help improve the taste. Consider sautéing them with onions or bacon for extra flavor.

Soaking is strongly recommended for all beans and peas, except lentils and black-eyed peas, for even cooking and to remove water-soluble, gas-producing starches. Soaking can be done using the traditional or the quick-soak method. TRADITIONAL METHOD: Clean and rinse beans; cover with three times as much water as beans.

Are frozen peas better than canned? ›

Conclusion. Canned peas are not necessarily bad, especially when there are no frozen or fresh ones. They make great side dishes and still retain a few of their nutrients. Frozen peas are much healthier but fresh ones are the best.

You should take them out of the can before eating, although there will be less iron if you do. A cup of canned green peas, canned, drained, rinsed (0.5 cup) contains 9.3g total carbs, 5.2g net carbs, 0.7g fat, 3.6g protein, and 55 calories.

Start feeding with a high potash fertiliser, such as tomato food, when flowers appear. Regular picking will encourage more flowers and prevent plants from setting seed. Water sweet peas growing in pots, and during very dry weather.

When it comes to the pods, you can go ahead and eat fresh, tender young peas raw, including the pod, either by themselves or dipped into hummus. If have a farmers' market nearby, you'd be amazed at how sweet and flavorful whole pea pods can be when eaten within days of picking.

White Acre peas have a mild nutty flavor with a tender, creamy texture.

Our peas love being with their fellow veggies to make for nutrient dense dishes, they especially love being with fruit and vegetables full of strong flavours like asparagus, leek, onion, garlic and lemons as well as protein rich edamame and iron packed kale and spinach (check out our Green Baked Eggs with Peas and ...

Spring peas are best eaten the day they are picked or as soon after as possible, so they retain their cool crunch and sweet flavor. If you can find them fresh at a local farmers market or grocery store, you'll enjoy their off-the-vine “greenness,” which comes from an aroma compound also found in green peppers.

Few things have more Southern flavor than our fresh-tasting, creamy, versatile Blackeye Peas—which are actually beans!