Small Plates: Green Pea Hummus Recipe

• 1 pound frozen baby sweet peas, thawed
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, grated on microplane grater or pressed through garlic press
• 2 tablespoon juice from one lemon
• salt and freshly cracked black pepper

1. Set aside 1/4 cup peas for garnish. Place remaining peas, olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice in bowl of food processor and process until smooth puree is formed, scraping down sides as necessary, about 30 seconds total.
2. Transfer hummus to serving bowl, sprinkle with remaining whole peas, drizzle with additional extra-virgin olive oil, and serve with crostini or pita bread.
3. Follow directions for Green Pea Hummus adding 1/2 cup of chopped fresh mint leaves and 2 ounces crumbled feta cheese along with other ingredients to food processor in step 1. Serve garnished with additional chopped mint and crumbled feta.
4. Follow directions for Green Pea Hummus adding 1 ounce of grated Pecorino Romano and extra 1 teaspoon coarsely cracked black pepper along with other ingredients to food processor in step 1. Grate additional cheese and crack additional pepper over bowl before serving.

sweet peas, extravirgin olive oil, garlic, lemon, salt

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/03/small-plates-green-pea-hummus-recipe.html?ref=serelated (may not work)