Peas With Orange and Mint

Fresh orange juice and plenty of mint enliven ordinary frozen peas in this easy side dish. This recipe first appeared in our November 2011 issue along with Linda Monastra's story True Harvest.

  • Serves

    serves 6-8

Fresh orange juice and plenty of mint enliven ordinary frozen peas. Get the recipe for Peas with Orange and Mint »

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 2 large shallots, thinly sliced
  • 4 cups frozen green peas
  • 14 cup fresh orange juice
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 3 tbsp. finely chopped mint
  • Peeled zest of 1 orange, julienned

Instructions

Step 1

Heat butter in a 12″ skillet over medium-high heat; add shallots, and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add peas, juice, and salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in mint and orange peel before serving.
  1. Heat butter in a 12″ skillet over medium-high heat; add shallots, and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add peas, juice, and salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in mint and orange peel before serving.
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Peas With Orange and Mint

  • Serves

    serves 6-8

Peas with Orange and Mint
TODD COLEMAN

Fresh orange juice and plenty of mint enliven ordinary frozen peas in this easy side dish. This recipe first appeared in our November 2011 issue along with Linda Monastra's story True Harvest.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 2 large shallots, thinly sliced
  • 4 cups frozen green peas
  • 14 cup fresh orange juice
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 3 tbsp. finely chopped mint
  • Peeled zest of 1 orange, julienned

Instructions

Step 1

Heat butter in a 12″ skillet over medium-high heat; add shallots, and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add peas, juice, and salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in mint and orange peel before serving.
  1. Heat butter in a 12″ skillet over medium-high heat; add shallots, and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add peas, juice, and salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in mint and orange peel before serving.

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