Pea, Feta & Mint Salad

Our peas are in the middle of harvest; they have ended up in soup, or freezer and my favourite way SALAD!

I make this a day in advance as it helps the flavour mingle about although it takes no time at all to make or prepare.  I personally do not cook the peas I think nothing is better than the flavour of a home grown pea and cooking them seems to take away flavour rather than add anything.  My favourite part is the combination of the tang and sweetness.  Oh and the fact that everything in the salad comes from the garden (I'm working on making my own feta, honestly!)

Pea, Feta & Mint Salad

50g feta cheese 

1 small red onion 

200g peas 

Handful of mint

1. Crumble up feta cheese into a bowl.  Try not to worry about the size of the crumbles, it just helps the cheese cling to the other ingredient better.

2. Thinly slice the red onion.  The idea is to have thin slivers of onion rather than little diced bits.  Add it to the bowl.

3. Chop up the mint stalk and all. Try to make sure it becomes bruised as it releases the mint flavour.  Add it to the bowl.

4. Mix everything together.  Don't worry about it making it look neat, the nature of the crumbled feta makes it nearly impossible.

5. Enjoy your salad.  Al and I have been munching with wholemeal cous cous and peri peri chicken.