Broccolini, pea, spinach and mint salad🍃

I love all the flavours in this Neil Perry inspired vegetable salad. It's simple to prepare and looks great on the table.

I always cook with fresh peas because that's what we sell and that's all l know, but if you are comfortable with cooking with frozen peas, please do so. 

We have a beautiful customer who is actually a pea addict. She sees peas and has to buy them and eat them on the spot. I was like that with peas when l was little too, so l can relate. I could be seen sitting on the step at the front of our shop, shelling and  peas non stop 💚

Ingredients

• 250g fresh peas in their pod or sugar snap peas
• 2 bunches broccolini
• 100g baby spinach
• handful mint leaves, roughly torn
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• sea salt and freshly ground pepper
• 100g soft goat's cheese or feta, crumbled

 Method

• Wash peas and broccolini. Trim broccolini and cut into 2-3 pieces
•  Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and add the broccolini for 3 mins, followed by the peas for 1-2 min extra.
• Drain and refresh in ice water. Drain again and add this to the washed spinach and mint.
• For the dressing, whisk together oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Place all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl with the dressing.
• Gently mix and add crumbled feta.  

Tips

• You can substitute the feta cheese for grilled haloumi, shaved parmesan or pecorino.
• Add the dressing just before you are ready to serve.
• You could also steam the vegetables if you prefer. 
• Substitute peas with sugar peas if you like.