Smashed pea and goat's cheese rolls

Add some pizzazz to your next picnic with these flavoursome Smashed pea and goat's cheese rolls. Utterly delish AND healthy!

Ingredients

  • 200g frozen peas

  • 1 clove garlic

    finely crushed

  • ¼ cup fresh mint

  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar

  • 10 bread rolls

    your choice

  • 100g goat’s cheese

  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme

    or other fresh herbs

Equipment

  • 1 saucepan
  • 1 food processor
  • 1 hand blender

Instructions

  1. Place the peas in a saucepan of boiling water, and cook for 3-5 minutes or until tender. Cool under a cold running tap and drain.
  2. Pop the peas into the food processor (or use a hand blender) and puree together with garlic, mint, olive oil and vinegar, until the mixture looks like a rustic paste.
  3. Spoon pea mix into rolls and top with as much goats cheese as you like. Add a spinkle of herbs and season with salt and pepper.

Notes

Tip
Use any leftover mix as a dinner time condiment, alongside a steak or chicken breast.
Variation
To give the rolls an extra kick, you can add some fried shallots or chilli to the pea puree or garnish the rolls with semi-dried tomatoes and roasted red peppers.
Variation
This mix also tastes wonderful on fresh rye bread.

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