All our best pea recipes
From hearty soups, risotto, fritters and simple side dishes, these are our favourite ways to cook with peas.
Don't underestimate the humble pea. This brilliant veg is at its best from June to August, but we know very well that frozen peas are an excellent alternative if you're cooking outside of their seasonal window.
Their sweet and verdant flavour lends itself well to a range of dishes and we've compiled our favourite options to give you inspiration when you next use them.
From hearty soups, vibrant pasta dishes, indulgent risotto, to more classics like fritters and a simple, buttery side dish, these are our favourite ways to cook with peas.
Pea and ham minestrone
Our food writer is obsessed with this flavoursome minestrone and makes a lovely summertime soup option for midweek lunches.
Recipe: pea and ham minestrone
Pea scotch eggs
This impressive canape option uses blended pea's in the mixture, meaning it's perfect for vegetarians.
Recipe: pea scotch eggs
Pea and mint fritters
These pea and mint fritters make an exceptionally tasty canape option, or can be made larger for a hearty weekend breakfast.
Recipe: pea and mint fritters
Green spaghetti
One of our all-time favourite recipes, this vibrant green spaghetti has a cavolo nero, pea and garlic sauce. It's seriously delicious.
Recipe: green spaghetti
Pea, mint and asparagus soup
This seasonal soup combines the best of fresh peas (or frozen if you prefer), zingy mint and tender asparagus spears. We'd also add some herbed croutons on top for added crunch.
Recipe: pea, mint and asparagus soup
Salmon and pea pesto pasta
This easy pasta dish turns the humble pea into a pesto that perfectly coats the pasta. Plus, flaked salmon on top for added protein.
Recipe: salmon and pea pesto pasta
Mushroom, pea and bacon risotto
A fail-safe dish, this tasty risotto combines mushrooms, pea's and smoky bacon for the perfect summer dish.
Recipe: mushroom, pea and bacon risotto
Pea, ham and watercress soup
This recipe is great to make during pea season, or alternatively at Christmas if you have leftover gammon. It's got lots of flavour and is really easy to make.
Recipe: pea, ham and watercress soup
Crusted cod with minted pea mash
If you like mushy peas, you'll love this minted version. It's zingy and fresh, and goes well with any white fish, like these sun-dried tomato crusted cod fillets.
Recipe: crusted cod with minted pea mash
Spinach and peas
A simple side dish, like buttered spinach and peas, is the perfect accompaniment to your next Sunday roast.
Recipe: spinach and peas
Mel is the Senior Food & Drink Writer for Good Housekeeping UK, covering all the delicious new product launches that come her way, writing about food and drink topics, and curating gift guides for the best foodie products to buy. Alongside that, she can be found developing and creating cocktails for GH and holds her WSET Level 2 in Wine and Spirits. She was part of the Good Housekeeping Institute food testing team for over four years before moving over to the digital side, so knows a thing or two about great food products. You'll find her scouring the supermarket shelves in her spare time for new and exciting ingredients to experiment with in her kitchen.
