• 200g baby broad beans (podded weight)
• 200g peas (podded weight)
• 1 spring onion, finely sliced
• 1 large handful fresh herb leaves – either mint, coriander, parsley or basil
• 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
• juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 200g curd cheese, ideally goat or ewes’ milk
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

You need to double pod the broad beans, first removing the velvety outer pods and then blanching the beans to remove the tough inner skins. Blanch the beans in boiling water for 60 seconds and then plunge them into iced water to refresh them. You can then slip the skins off to reveal the jewel green beans inside. Pod the peas and blanch and refresh as above.

In a large bowl, mix the podded broad beans and peas, the sliced spring onion, and half the herbs you are using with the grapeseed oil, lemon juice and zest. Gently toss it together and season well.

Transfer the dressed salad to a serving dish. Drop spoonfuls of curd cheese on top and scatter with the remaining herbs. Serve.