Easy Green Pea Dip

An easy green pea dip is the perfect summer appetizer to make this year. It's definitely one of my new favorite dip recipes!

With a similar texture to chickpea hummus but using the fresh flavors of green peas, mint, dill, lemon and a tangy richness from cream cheese, it's the best summer dip recipe. A green pea hummus is utterly delicious!

Why you'll love this easy recipe

1. It's so easy: This is one of the best dips for summer parties because it's so easy!
2. It's so fast: And what's more, this green pea appetizer dip is such a quick and easy dip recipe to make, it is ready in 5 minutes. Love a 5-minute recipe!
3. It tastes of summer: Summer peas and herbs with a hint of lemon, and tangy cream cheese give this the most amazing fresh summery taste.

Ingredients

This is one of my favorite Philadelphia cream cheese dip recipes, it adds such a rich tang but the lemon and herbs cut through it, so it isn't heavy at all. Plus, all the simple ingredients are super easy to get hold of in the grocery store or things you'll already have in your fridge or pantry.

1. Green peas: You can use canned peas, frozen peas, or fresh peas for this easy summer dip recipe. As long as the bag of peas is cooked before they go into the dip, it's fine!
2. Cream cheese: It's always important to use a high-quality product, or it can be very watery. I usually always use Philadelphia cream cheese for recipe like this green pea and mint dip.
3. Fresh mint leaves: You can use Morrocan mint or apple mint.
4. Fresh dill: Dill is a summer flavor that I love. It's always better fresh, but you can use dried herbs if you cannot find any. Add a third of the amount of dried herbs to substitute fresh.
5. Lemon zest juice: We use both lemon zest and lemon juice to help slacken this delicious dip to get the right smooth consistency, plus it elevates all the flavors and really lifts everything.
6. Salt and black pepper: You can use Kosher salt, sea salt, or whichever salt you have to hand.

See the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full quantities and directions to make this vibrant dip with Spring peas.

Instructions

1. Cook green peas in a medium saucepan of salted boiling water over medium-high heat until tender and a bright green color. I always add a teaspoon salt to the water when cooking vegetables. If using canned peas, you can skip this step as they are cooked already. Drain the water and place in a large mixing bowl.

Serving suggestions

I like to serve this green pea hummus in a serving bowl with raw vegetables or crudites, toasted pitta bread, or tortilla chips to scoop up and enjoy. You can also jazz up this green pea dip recipe by crumbling some goat cheese on top as a garnish or grating over some parmesan cheese. I like to drizzle over some extra virgin olive oil and a few more sprigs of chopped fresh herbs. It makes a great side dish, sharing starter or summer party appetizer and is a great substitute for hummus using fresh veggies.

This easy appetizer is a perfect recipe to serve at a BBQ before BBQ black garlic chicken alongside some spiced buttered corn on the grill and finish off with some delicous and totally fabulous looking white chocolate raspberry ice cream bars.

Try making my beetroot walnut and mint hummus which is another easy summer dip recipe.

Equipment

You will need an immersion blender or food processor to blend this canned peas recipe, and a large mixing bowl. That's it! This easy dip does not require a complex kit or ingredients, but it does have maximum flavor, just the way we like it.

Storage

Store any leftover green pea dip in an airtight container in the fridge and consume within 2-3 days.

This dip can also be frozen, just defrost thoroughly before eating and consume it within one month. You may need to give it a vigorous stir and perhaps add a bit of extra lemon juice and fresh herbs.

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