MUSHY PEAS

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SERVES 4

These more-ish mushy peas will undo any memories of colourless, flavourless pea splutter. This is a beautiful comfort food that will satisfy a sweet tooth, fill you up and clean you out, thanks to its high fibre content.

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or 1 tablespoon ghee

1 onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, sliced

500 g (1 lb 2 oz/3¹/₃ cups) frozen peas

2 tablespoons chopped mint

1 tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes, to serve

Heat half the olive oil or ghee in a small frying pan over low–medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 4–5 minutes or until softened.

Heat the remaining olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the peas and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the onion mixture to the peas, reduce the heat to low and cook, covered, for 10 minutes or until the peas are soft. Mash or stir gently with a fork. Stir through the mint and serve topped with the yeast flakes.