14 Ways with Fresh Peas

A perfect showcase for the early-season peas, this toast can be an appetizer, a first course, or a light main course.

Recipe: English Pea Toast

Pasta alla gricia is a very simple Roman pasta dish consisting of guanciale (cured pork jowl) and pecorino. I use the classic as
a springboard for improvisation and add very thinly sliced snap peas, which creates an amazing texture as well as adds a fresh green note to the otherwise quite rich pasta.

Recipe: Pasta alla Gricia with Slivered Sugar Snap Peas

Minty oil and toasted almonds highlight the sweet taste of peas in this soup. It’s especially good with fresh peas from your garden, but still delicious with pre-shelled ones from the store.

Recipe: Fresh Pea Soup with Mint

Meet your new picnic staple: a potato salad classic enough to satisfy purists, but with onions, peas, and tarragon for fresh flavor and pretty hits of green.

Recipe: Spring Bounty Potato Salad

Right before serving, grind fresh pepper straight into the serving bowl—you want that spicy burst mingling with the sweet smell of melting butter.

Recipe: Peas and Potatoes with Bay Leaves and Black Pepper

Fresh peas cook as quickly as frozen so enjoy them all season long. Here we pair them with mint, a classic combo.

Recipe: Fresh Peas with Mint and Green Onions

More peas, please! This pea-laden dinner utilizes all things pea, plus it is super-fast to put together.

Recipe: Ravioli with Snap Peas, Pea Shoots, and MInty Pea Pesto

This lovely soup is practically spring in a bowl. To make it heartier, scatter quartered cherry tomatoes and croutons on top.

Recipe: Snap Pea Minestrone with Poached Eggs

This risotto is a lot more lemony than you might expect, so get ready for some bracing tang along with the rich cheeses.

Recipe: Lemon Ricotta Risotto with Asparagus, Peas, and Prosciutto

Tender scallops and crunchy snow peas take a quick turn in the wok before mixing with piles of noodles in this lightning quick one-pot meal.

Recipe: Scallop and Snow Pea Stir-fry

Anyone can have a simple hamburger, but with a recipe like this one, the question is why? Grilled bread and a pea and mint relish enhance the juicy lamb.

Recipe: Lamb Burgers with Pea and Mint Relish

Believe it or not, this salad improves after a few hours in the refrigerator. The dressing works its way into the peas, cucumbers, and radishes, the flavors meld, and the vegetables become sweeter.

Recipe: Icebox Salad

Reader Angela Brassinga often makes this dish with leftover cooked rice. "I love to serve it with grilled chicken," she says.

Recipe: Risi e Bisi

Fresh peas and tarragon are symbols of springtime. They also work great together in this creamy ricotta-based pasta.

Recipe: Pea, Tarragon, and Ricotta Pasta