Perfect pea recipes

This is a big family-style pie, but it can easily be pared back to suit one or two. It’s a scrumptious way to add some fish to your weekly menu, and the pairing with caper parsley peas makes a well-rounded meal.

From A Year at Hotel Gondola (incidentally about a 50-year-old food writer who heads to Venice, falls in love and grapples to meet her publisher’s deadlines!), this dish is incredible – salty, sweet, soupy and pure comfort.

Vibrant peas, corn and chilli combine with smoked salmon in this zesty salad.

There’s nothing like the flavour of freshly podded peas gathered in a luxurious free-range egg, crème fraîche and gruyère cheese filling with lashings of aromatic herbs.

This no-fuss pasta is a hit with kids and can be whipped up super-quick using a handful of common ingredients in just three easy-peasy steps – just cook the pasta and peas, stir it all together and eat!

This tasty side dish is easy to toss together, adding a beautiful gourmet twist on your usual dinner spread. Fresh peas, mint and lettuce are tossed with crispy pancetta and braised to create a fragrant, flavour-packed dish.

Pea and ham soup is a classic winter warmer. Here we’ve nabbed a little of the ham hock to serve on the side in the form of cheesy toasted sandwiches.

Use canned or packaged consommé for a good flavour, but if you prefer, use chicken stock instead. Note

On the table in just 25 minutes, this pasta is a scrumptious idea for a quick dinner or lunch. Packed with delicious flakes of salmon and a zingy homemade pea pesto, it’s a simple meal that will blow your mind!

Serve the perfect accompaniment to any main meal with this fresh and healthy pea, mint and feta salad.

On the table in under 30 minutes, this simple but hearty chicken pasta dish is set to become a regular family favourite.

This brunch recipe may be risky (not everyone loves sardines), but it is so smashingly delicious with the flavour of peas, lemon and horseradish on buttery toast. Give it a go!

These tasty little morsels are a perfect idea for a vegetarian brunch or dinner. The combination of courgette, peas and feta is wholesome and delicious, and they’re so quick and easy to make!

if you can’t find orecchiette pasta, replace it with penne. Note

To grill pancetta, arrange on a baking tray and grill for 5-10 minutes, until crisp. Cool. Note

For convenience, you can replace the fresh peas with 4 cups (480g) frozen peas, thawed. Note

This wonderfully vibrant broad bean, baby pea and feta salad recipe is the perfect side dish for any summer meal! Throw it together in just 15 minutes and enjoy!

French-style peas, pea recipe, brought to you by Australian Women’s Weekly

Fresh peas can be replaced with 2½ cups (300g) frozen peas. Note

This beautiful green salad tastes like a breath of fresh air. With the delicious summer flavours of mint and the homemade mustard cider dressing, this is a perfect side for your Christmas dinner.