Recipe: Three Pea Toss

Submitted by Anita Courtney

This recipe is from The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper cook book by Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift. It has 4 shades of vibrant green and a great blend of flavors and textures. This dish is so cheerful and healthy looking that it makes me happy just to look at it!

Ingredients
1 cup sugar snap peas
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium red onion, cut into ½ inch dice
Generous pinch of sugar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 cup snow peas
1 cup frozen baby peas
2 tightly-packed tablespoons fresh mint leaves, chopped
½ cup salted whole almonds, coarsely chopped

String the sugar snap peas with a small, blunt knife. Grasp the stem between your thumb and the blade and pull down the length of the peas pod. Rinse the pea pods and dry them thoroughly.

Heat a wok or a straight-sided 12-inch sauté pan over high heat. Swirl in the oil. Add the onion, sugar, salt and pepper and toss over high heat for 1 minute.

Add the sugar snap peas and toss for 30 seconds. Stir in the snow peas and cook for 20 more seconds. Finally, add the frozen peas and stir-fry for another 20 seconds or until they are thawed.

Turn the peas into a serving bowl and toss with the mint and almonds. Serve immediately.

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