Our favorite green pea dishes - 10 recipes
Brighten up your menu with one of our delicious green pea recipes. You'll find a wide variety here, from Cumin Flavored Peas & Carrots to Bucatini with Green Peas & Pancetta. Say what, you're not a fan of green peas? Keep scrolling and even you pea haters will be converted to the green side!
Top Recipe
Crunchy Parmesan Sugar Snap Peas
By á-4084
Details
Servings 6
Preparation time 5
Cooking time 25
- 3 cups sugar snap peas, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup panko
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, finely shredded
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
If you're looking for a good side with some bite, this Crunchy Parmesan Sugar Snap Peas is a must try
Top rated Green Pea Side Dish recipes
Sugar Snap Pea & Carrot Soba Noodles
By rbotzl01
A healthy, vibrant soba noodle recipe full of fresh springtime produce
- SOBA:
- 6 ounces soba noodles
- 2 cups frozen organic edamame
- 10 ounces (about 3-cups) sugar snap peas or snow peas
- 6 medium-sized carrots, peeled
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped fresh (about 2 handfuls)
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- Ginger-sesame sauce
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons quality peanut oil or extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small lime, juiced
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon honey or agave nectar
- 1 tablespoon white miso*
- 2 teaspoons ginger, freshly grated
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce or sriracha
Piselli Alla Romana (Roman Green Peas with Prosciutto)
By ltrodrigu
For best results, use the most flavorful extra-virgin you can find, preferably from Lazio, the region where Rome is...
- 1 medium white onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 garlic clove, crushed with a knife and chopped
- 2 to 3 slices prosciutto, diced
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup light chicken broth
- 3 to 4 pounds fresh young peas, shelled
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley, minced for garnish
Roasted Snap Peas with Shallots
By Valarie
The perfect side dish to your main dish, roasting the peas brings forth a great texture and flavor
- 1 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed (about 4-cups)
- 1 large shallot, halved and thinly sliced (about 1/4-cup)
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 2 pieces cooked bacon, crumbled (optional)
Sugar Snap Pea Slaw
By courtneyepowell
Step your slaw game up with this winning Sugar Snap Pea Slaw recipe
- 2 cups sugar snap peas
- 2 medium carrots
- 1 small bulb fennel (6-ounces)
- 1 large apple
- 1 cup red savoy cabbage or red cabbage, shredded
- 1 cup Napa cabbage, shredded
- 6 ounces plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1 teaspoon snipped fresh tarragon
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
Garden Salad & Snap Pea Crostini
By á-4939
A lovely garden salad with butter lettuce, mustard greens, grilled potatoes, carrots and tomatoes smothered in a ci...
- DRESSING:
- 1 pound carrots
- 1 head radicchio, cut in half lengthwise
- 1 pound tiny new potatoes
- 1 beet, grated
- 6 radishes, shaved
- 1 head butter lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces
- 1 small bunch mustard greens, shredded
- 2 Heirloom Tomatoes, roughly chopped
- Salt and freshly ground Pepper
- 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Mint, choipped
- Oregano, chopped
- CRUNCHY SNAP PEA CROSTINI:
- 1 small avocado mashed
- 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground Pepper
- 1/2 cup snap peas, very thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons Shallots, finely minced
- 1 Baguette, sliced
Sugar Snap Pea & Mushroom Sauté
By bossenga
Add some side of greens to your main dish with these delicious sugar snap peas
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 10 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and sliced
- 10 ounces sugar snap peas, trimmed (about 3-cups)
- 3 large scallions, white and light-green parts, cut into 2-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 -cups)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- Crushed red pepper for garnish, optional
Snap Pea Salad with Whipped Ricotta
By Chez_Alexander
A gorgeous tangle of crunchy peas, leafy pea tendrils, and fresh herbs cascades over a creamy mixture of ricotta ch...
- 8 ounce sugar snap peas
- 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated and divided
- 1/2 cup pea tendrils or shoots
- 1/4 cup sliced fresh chives
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint, torn
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, coarsely chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Spring Pea Salad with Creamy Curry Dressing
By jeknudson
When the fresh green peas are in your garden or supermarket, this is a perfect salad to make for dinner! The spicy ...
- 4 cups sugar snap peas, trimmed and diagonally sliced
- 1 tablespoon Madras curry powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup canola mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons plain 2% Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon fat-free milk
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup very thinly vertically sliced red onion
- 1/3 cup torn fresh mint leaves
- 1 (10-ounce) package frozen petite green peas, thawed
- 1 cup very thinly sliced radishes
- 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
Bacon & Balsamic Glazed Sugar Snap Peas
By Johanna
This easy side dish is a great compliment to any meal
- 1/4 pound bacon, minced
- 1 1/2 cups fresh sugar snap peas
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon splenda
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Sautéed Sugar Snap Peas with Pine Nuts, Fennel & Lemon Zest
By Dr_Mom
See notes at the end for variations using the following instead of pine nuts, fennel and lemon zest Almonds, Coria
- MAIN VERSION:
- 3 tablespoons Pine Nuts
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, freshly grated
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 12 ounces, sugar snap peas, halved crosswise on the bias
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- MOROCCAN VARIATION:
- 3 tablespoons slivered or sliced almonds
- 1 teaspoon whole coriander seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon orange zest
- 3 tablespoons cilantro
- Japanese variation
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, white or black
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated
- 1 scallion, thinly sliced
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