Peas with Mint & Parmesan

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Healthy in a Hurry

By Karen Ansel and Charity Ferreira

Published 2012

  • About

Here sweet green peas get a touch of tart luxury from a spoonful of crème fraîche. If you’re lucky enough to find fresh pea tendrils (also called pea shoots), cut about 4 ounces (125 g) of them into short lengths, blanch them for about 1 minute, and stir them into the peas.

Ingredients

  • crème fraîche, 2 Tbsp
  • fresh lemon juice, 1 tsp
  • sea salt,

Method

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together crème fraîche, lemon juice, and salt.
  2. Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. If using fresh peas, add to boiling water and cook just until tender and bright green, about 3 minutes. If using frozen peas, add to boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Drain well.
  3. Pour peas into bowl with crème fraîche mixture and a