8 Ways to Get Your Peas

“Eat your peas!” your parents probably scolded you when you were a child. Peas were always the trickiest vegetable to avoid, given their small size and the way they snuck in among tasty items, like noodles and chicken. Nothing was safe.

But it’s high time to give peas a chance. Though the flavorful little seeds are often used as a side, peas can also handle the spotlight as the main dish. And if you ever figure out an efficient technique for eating peas with a fork, please share your magical ways with us.

Pasta with Spring Vegetables, Bathed in Cream by Marian Bull

 

Milk Peas by Amanda Hesser

 

Seared Seafood Scallops with Gingered Pea Purée and Cilantro Gremolata by TasteFood

 

Justin Burdett's Chilled English Pea Soup with Garlic Cream & Pickled Ramps by Genius Foods

 

Pickled Peas by Kitchen Butterfly

 

Aristotelian Rice and Peas, or the Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts by Nicolas

 

Petite Pea Omelet with Mint and Mascarpone by WinnieAb

 

Smashed Pea Guacamole with Cilantro, Ginger and Lime by thechocolatefig