Early Green Peas with Mint and Orange

A pound of fresh peas will yield about 1 cup fresh shucked peas.

Early Green Peas with Mint and Orange
Author: Renee Shelton
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 cups shucked early green peas
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange rind just the orange part
  • 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 1 tablepspoon fresh chopped mint leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan, and cook the peas, rind, and orange juice over medium heat for about 10 mintues. You want the peas warmed throughout, but not browned.
  2. Add in the mint, and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes

Fresh peppermint or spearmint could be used in this recipe; whatever you have on hand in your garden.

Adapted from Southern Living Magazine, Issue May 2006

 



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