Happy Hump Day, friends! You will have to excuse me as I am totally exhausted from driving from Montreal all the way to Florida these past few days! Not to mention all that traveling we did in Cleveland! I will share some details of our trip later this week, but while I try to get settled in, I have a really special treat for you all!
Today, I am so happy to have the fabulous Cassie from Bake Your Day as a guest poster! I have been reading Cassie’s blog for some time now and she is seriously one of the sweetest gals ever! And you can pretty much find any kind of recipe you want on her blog because she makes it all! Mexican Quinoa Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing, Spicy Peanut Noodle Stir-Fry, Butterscotch Cashew Pretzel Cookies, White Cheddar Grilled Cheese with Avocado and Tomato, Vegan Banana Nut Breakfast Cake, and I could go on and on! So, after you check out the delicious recipe Cassie prepared for today, go check out some of her other recipes! Take it away, Cassie!
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Hi Eat, Drink, Love readers! I am Cassie and I blog about my love for life and food at Bake Your Day. I have loved watching this space grow, Stephanie has some creative ideas, and she always seems to put a great healthy spin on her recipes.
I decided to take a somewhat healthy spin on the recipe for today with a dip. I love dips. Actually, I love all snack foods. But let’s face it: snacks usually don’t have many health benefits to them. This one, however, is sort of sneaky because the base of the dip is sweet peas. I added lots of garlic and feta cheese, along with lemon juice and fresh sage leaves. It is crisp, light and almost refreshing for a summer party!
I have never actually been a fan of peas but for some reason I have had the idea of a pea dip in my head for quite some time. For some reason I was just convinced that pureed peas would somehow be different than their whole form. And I was right, I adored this dip. The peas paired perfectly with the cheeses and garlic and the texture was very pleasing. Just don’t tell anyone it’s made with peas!
Ingredients
- 2 cups shelled peas
- 2 tsp. kosher salt, divided
- 1 cup feta cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1/4 cup fresh sage leaves
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the peas and blanch for 30 seconds. Transfer the peas to an ice bath.
- Meanwhile, add the feta cheese, parmesan cheese, garlic, lemon zest, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, sage, and remaining salt to a food processor. Drain the peas and add them to the food processor. Pulse just until the mixture comes together and is smooth. Add the olive oil and pulse until distributed.
- Spoon the dip into a bowl and sprinkle on freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve the dip with grilled baguette, tortilla chips or crackers.
Notes
Cassie’s Notes:
Store the dip in the refrigerator. Allow the dip to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving. If it tightens up too much after being refrigerated, simply stir in 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil and mix well.
I used frozen, shelled peas for this dip. If you use frozen, thaw the peas and allow them to drain of excess water before blanching them.
No interest in using peas? Try edamame instead!
Recipe from Bake Your Day
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Feta, parmesan and sweet pea is such a fantastic combination, S! Hint of lemon, garlic and pepper just make it perfect.
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Thanks for having me Stephanie, and for the sweet comments, you are the best! xo
Cassie recently posted..Smoky Tomato, Roasted Red Pepper & Arugula Pasta
The sweet pea feta dip looks amazing! I love all of the flavors together!!
Stephanie, wow thats a long drive!!! Can’t wait to hear about your trip!
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Cassie – Hi! The dip sounds amazingly flavourful. Definitely a winner for me as I love peas, adore feta, and love permesan. I can imagine myself making and using this dip for everything and anything. Yum!
Stephanie – Welcome back. I can imagine why you’re so tired, that really is a lonnngg drive. I complain if I have to drive anything over 50 miles LOL. Rest up my friend.
Lisa {Sweet 2 Eat Baking} recently posted..Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
Mmmm, this sounds delicious! I’ve made something similar but it didn’t have feta in it and I found it a little too sweet. I bet with feta this is absolutely perfect. Gotta try it!
Heidi @ Food Doodles recently posted..Honey Limeade Fruit Popsicles(and How to Suspend Fruit in Popsicles)
Love seeing you both here! And I love dips too…especially in the summertime. This one looks fantastic (as always), Cassie
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Thats a long drive!!.. Cant wait to hear about trip….
This dip looks fabulous… cheesy and pea.. Yum!!
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Color is lovely and peas with feta and parmesan sounds really good!
Awesome combo! I can’t wait to slather this on a nicely toasted baguette!
And I can’t wait to hear about your trip!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious recently posted..Strawberries and Cream Popsicles
What a beautiful colour my friend
And have a wonderful trip!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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This looks and sounds amazing!!!
katie recently posted..Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce
Yay – love this!!! So pretty too!
Ali @ Gimme Some Oven recently posted..rainbow fruit wraps
How clever to get peas and feta flavors together!! Looks like a dip I would love to try.
Ramona recently posted..Sunflower Cupcakes with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
So fun to find Cassie here! Glad you’ve made it home safely~
Wow, this dip sounds amazing…and the addition of sage was the clincher…YUM!
Liz recently posted..Corn and Zucchini Quesadillas…Improv Challenge~
That dip is such a glorious color! I know I’d love it–peas and Parm are two of my favorite ingrdients.
Cucina49 recently posted..Bastille Day
Love this recipe so much because peas are my favorite veggie and I think they are under rated! I could make a meal out of this! You are both, two of the sweetest bloggers and I’m so glad to see you pair up for this fabulous guest post! : )
Anne@FromMySweetHeart recently posted..Plum & Coconut Spoon Bread
This sounds delicious! It is an amazing dip, but i would love to spread some on a veggie wrap! The color is lovely as well
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Amy @ fragrantvanillacake recently posted..Raw Chopped Taco Salad
Love Cassie – what a great recipe! So pretty, and the flavors sound wonderful!
I am not a pea fan either but all of the cheese makes this a very tempting dip.
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This is such a nice combo of flavors. Great recipe. Your blog is super cute too : )
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