Pasta Salad with Green Pea Sedanini

Our Sedanini Green Peas is a favourite of ours, precisely because it has a fine balance between natural sweetness and good bite. Since it's made from 100% organic pea flour, you get a natural source of protein and a high fibre content. The fibre means the energy is taken up evenly by the body, giving a pleasant fullness that lasts long without leaving you feeling heavy afterwards.

What makes this pasta pair so well with dill, lemon and mint is its character – it's round and nutty in flavour but light enough to carry a fresh emulsion. Instead of weighing the dish down, the pasta helps bring out the aromatic herbs and the crisp fennel. Together with the umami of the nutritional yeast, you get a dish that feels both luxurious and uncomplicated. This is exactly the kind of food that shows gluten-free can be the best there is when the ingredients are allowed to lead the way!

ingredients

• 165 g da Carla Sedanini Green Peas
• 1/2 Fennel
• 1/2 Cucumber, medium-sized
• 4 msk Nutritional yeast
• 3 msk Olive oil
• Lemon (zest from half, juice to taste)
• 1 msk dill (frozen or fresh)
• 1 handful fresh mint (roughly chopped)
• A handful fresh parsley (roughly chopped)
• 1 handful radish sprouts
• Pink peppercorns & toasted pumpkin seeds

Here's how

• Shave the fennel thinly. Dice the cucumber into small pieces.
• Cook 165 g sedanini in salted water for approx. 4-5 min. Drain when it has some bite. Save 0.5 dl pasta water.
• Whisk together olive oil, nutritional yeast, lemon zest, lemon juice and dill in a bowl.
• Fold the warm pasta into the bowl with the dressing. Add the fennel, cucumber and the frozen dill. Stir in the pasta water gradually until you have a glossy coating. Fold in the fresh mint just before serving.
• Divide between two deep plates. Finish with radish sprouts, fresh parsley, crushed pink peppercorns and pumpkin seeds.
• Serve as it is or top with cured salmon, hot-smoked salmon, hand-peeled prawns, grilled chicken, marinated white beans or edamame beans for an even heartier meal.