Spring Pea Ricotta Toast with Lemon Olive Oil

Written by: Cooks of Heraclea

Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients: 12

Spring Pea Ricotta Toast with Lemon Olive Oil

This is how we say goodbye to spring. Fresh peas — sweet, barely boiled — crushed with ricotta, lemon, mint, and a steady pour of our Everyday EVOO until they become a coarse, bright-green spread. Pile it onto toasted sourdough, press little dips into the surface, and let the Lemon Infused Olive Oil pool where it wants to. Brunch for a crowd, lunch for one, or the thing everyone hovers around before dinner makes it to the table. Pea season is short. Don't wait.

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb (450 g) shelled fresh green peas, lightly boiled for 5 minutes and cooled
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 garlic cloves, smashed
  • 8–10 fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish
  • 1 Tbsp chopped chives, plus more for garnish
  • ½ cup (120 g) ricotta cheese
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) Heraclea Everyday EVOO
  • ½ cup (50 g) grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 6–8 slices toasted sourdough bread
  • Heraclea Lemon Infused Olive Oil, for drizzling

Steps:

  1. Rinse and drain the peas, discarding any blemished ones. Transfer them to a food processor along with the lemon zest and juice, garlic, mint, chives, and ricotta. Pulse 4–5 times until roughly chopped.
  2. Slowly add the olive oil and pulse until the mixture forms a coarse paste, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  3. Add the Parmesan and pulse a few more times to combine. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
  4. Spread the pea mixture over each slice of toasted sourdough, pressing little dips where the olive oil can pool. Drizzle with Lemon Infused Olive Oil and garnish with chopped chives and fresh mint.

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