Peas with Mint

Name: Peas with Mint
Ingredients: ¼ cup olive oil; ½ teaspoon sugar (optional); ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; ½ head Boston lettuce, cut into ¼-inch strips (about 1½ cups); ¼ cup mint leaves, cut across into thin strips; 1½ pounds peas in the pod, shelled, or 2 cups frozen

Preparation info

Makes
2 Cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Intolerant Gourmet

By Barbara Kafka

Published 2011

About

Sugar is optional in this classic recipe, depending on how sweet and fresh the peas are.

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
1½ pounds peas in the pod, shelled, or 2 cups

Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a small pan over high heat. Add the peas and cook for 2 minutes. Cover and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 3 minutes or until the peas are tender. Stir in the mint. Cook for 2 minutes longer. Add the lettuce. Cook until the lettuce has wilted. Remove from the heat and add the salt and, if necessary, the sugar.