Smashed Pea Toast with Sesame and Chili

Name: Smashed Pea Toast with Sesame and Chili
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sesame oil; 1 pound (454 g/16 oz) green peas (if previously frozen, make sure they are defrosted); 1 lemon; ½ cup (113 g/4 oz) ricotta; 4 tablespoons sesame seeds; Salt to taste; 2 teaspoons chili powder; 4 to 8 slices of bread (toasted or untoasted)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

15 Minute Meals

By Ali Rosen

Published 2024

About

Step aside, avocado toast, and get ready to love the smashed pea toast! Unlike finicky avocado (which can go from unripe to brown in what feels like a matter of minutes), this toast is almost entirely a pantry creation that has the bonus of being a no-cook wonder.

Ingredients

1 lemon
1 pound (454 g/16 oz)

Main course
Vegetarian

Method

Juice the lemon into a bowl. Add in the peas, sesame oil, and chili powder. Using the back of a spoon or potato masher, mash the peas roughly. You don’t want the mixture to be smooth—it should be still rather chunky. Add the salt and most of the sesame seeds and combine again. Taste to make sure there’s enough salt.

Spread the ricotta lightly across the toast and then place the pea mixt