Name: Grilled peas with bitter greens
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 100 gm (about 4 large) golden shallots, very thinly sliced on a mandoline; 60 ml (¼ cup) grapeseed oil or other neutral-flavoured oil; 1 tbsp sherry vinegar; lemon juice, to taste; ½ cup thinly sliced lovage (see note) or flat-leaf parsley; 200 gm podded peas (about 700gm unpodded); 3 cups chopped bitter leaves, such as chicory or rocket, stalks and leaves reserved separately; 1½ tbsp olive oil

Grilled peas with bitter greens

"These peas go really well with everything," says David Moyle. "Cooking the peas and chicory over coals blisters them in a similar way to blanching but adds a subtle smokiness."

Serves 4 - 6

Prep

20M

Cook

30M

Total

50M

Ingredients

100 gm (about 4 large) golden shallots, very thinly sliced on a mandoline

60 ml (¼ cup) grapeseed oil or other neutral-flavoured oil

1 tbsp sherry vinegar

lemon juice, to taste

½ cup thinly sliced lovage (see note) or flat-leaf parsley

200 gm podded peas (about 700gm unpodded)

3 cups chopped bitter leaves, such as chicory or rocket, stalks and leaves reserved separately

1½ tbsp olive oil

Method

1.Prepare a barbecue for grilling. Place shallot and oil in a small saucepan, season, cover with baking paper, then foil, and cook over very low heat until and translucent (15-20 minutes). Increase heat to medium-high, add vinegar and reduce to a glaze (2 minutes). Season with lemon juice and salt and pepper, and add lovage.

2.Toss peas and bitter stalks in a bowl with olive oil to coat, then transfer to a fine, shallow flameproof sieve. Cook directly over hot coals in the sieve, tossing regularly and adding leaf tops after 2 minutes, until peas and leaves are charred (3-4 minutes). Add shallot, season to taste and serve.

Lovage, a herb, has a flavour between parsley and celery. It can be found at farmers’ markets or specialist greengrocers. We use small celery leaves as a substitute.
Drink suggestion: A liberal splash of dry, pleasingly bitter vermouth – Longsong uses its bespoke Maidenii “Aussie Bush” vermouth – on the rocks, with lemon, lime and orange zest. Drink suggestion by: Mike Bennie
Notes

David Moyle

Styling by Lisa Featherby