Mini Crushed Pea Pancakes with Pea Shoot Salad

All about the peas: pure sweetness and green snap, lifted by lemon, carried by a light pancake.

INGREDIENTS

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Pancakes

250g frozen Birds Eye peas

40g spring onions, finely chopped

10g cornflour

25g self-raising flour

1g baking powder

1 tbsp chopped chervil

1 tbsp chopped parsley

2 eggs, separated

4g salt

6g caster sugar

8 turns milled black pepper

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Lemon Emulsion for Peas

2 egg yolks

Juice and zest of 2 lemons

15g caster sugar

100ml olive oil

200ml vegetable oil

20ml water

6g salt, a few turns milled pepper

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Assembly

200g cooked fresh peas (barbecue over hot coals if desired)

2 finely chopped shallots

1 tbsp chopped parsley & chervil

The cooked pancakes

Pea shoots, to garnish

Method

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Pancakes

Blanch peas in ½ litre boiling water with 12g salt and 12g caster sugar for 1 min; drain. In a processor, pulse peas with sieved cornflour and flour, egg yolks, seasoning and sugar to a coarse purée. Whisk egg whites with a pinch of salt (and a pinch of cream of tartar, if using) to thick/soft peaks. Fold into the pea mix. Spoon into a non-stick mini muffin mould and bake 10–12 min at 180°C until just set; cool.

     +    
Lemon Emulsion for Peas

Blend yolks with salt, pepper, lemon juice and zest, and sugar. With the blender running, slowly stream in the oils until thick. Loosen with a little water if needed; recheck seasoning—if too sweet, add more lemon juice.

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Assembly

Combine peas with enough lemon emulsion to bind; fold in shallots and herbs. Spoon the pea mix on top of each pancake, then finish with pea shoots.

Mini Crushed Pea Pancakes with Pea Shoot Salad

All about the peas: pure sweetness and green snap, lifted by lemon, carried by a light pancake.

INGREDIENTS

   +  &nbsp
Pancakes

250g frozen Birds Eye peas

40g spring onions, finely chopped

10g cornflour

25g self-raising flour

1g baking powder

1 tbsp chopped chervil

1 tbsp chopped parsley

2 eggs, separated

4g salt

6g caster sugar

8 turns milled black pepper

   +   
Lemon Emulsion for Peas

2 egg yolks

Juice and zest of 2 lemons

15g caster sugar

100ml olive oil

200ml vegetable oil

20ml water

6g salt, a few turns milled pepper

   +   
Assembly

200g cooked fresh peas (barbecue over hot coals if desired)

2 finely chopped shallots

1 tbsp chopped parsley & chervil

The cooked pancakes

Pea shoots, to garnish

Method

   +   
Pancakes

Blanch peas in ½ litre boiling water with 12g salt and 12g caster sugar for 1 min; drain. In a processor, pulse peas with sieved cornflour and flour, egg yolks, seasoning and sugar to a coarse purée. Whisk egg whites with a pinch of salt (and a pinch of cream of tartar, if using) to thick/soft peaks. Fold into the pea mix. Spoon into a non-stick mini muffin mould and bake 10–12 min at 180°C until just set; cool.

   +   
Lemon Emulsion for Peas

Blend yolks with salt, pepper, lemon juice and zest, and sugar. With the blender running, slowly stream in the oils until thick. Loosen with a little water if needed; recheck seasoning—if too sweet, add more lemon juice.

   +   
Assembly

Combine peas with enough lemon emulsion to bind; fold in shallots and herbs. Spoon the pea mix on top of each pancake, then finish with pea shoots.

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