Garden Fresh Pea Hummus recipe

by Annapet Santos

• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 cups shelled fresh pea
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter (or you may use tahini)
• a handful fresh parsley leaves
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• pinch freshly ground black pepper
• pinch kosher salt
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Optional Ingredient

• 1 teaspoon of Sriracha hot sauce (or more to your liking)

Directions

1. Cook peas in a saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender, 6 to 10 minutes.  Drain and cool.
2. Chop the garlic finely in a food processor.
3. Add the peas and 1/2 of the olive oil and process finely or to desired consistency.
4. Add the peanut butter, parsley, lemon zest and juice, black pepper, and salt.
5. Process until it forms a paste.
6. Drizzle in the olive oil and process until it reaches the consistency of mayonnaise.