Snow Peas with Pine Nuts and Mint
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Spring has sprung here in Northern California. The sweet peas are blossoming, the snap peas are climbing, and I have peas on my brain! Today I had a hankering for snow peas and cooked up a bunch this afternoon just for the heck of it. There are so many ways to prepare snow peas, the only thing you really don't want to do is to over-cook them. This is a simple stir-fry with pine nuts, garlic, sesame oil, and a little mint. What's your favorite snow peas recipe?
Snow Peas with Pine Nuts and Mint Recipe
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Ingredients
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 pound snow peas, rinsed, dried, tips of the ends cut off, strings removed
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon dark sesame oil
10 large mint leaves, chopped
Method
1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add the snow peas, garlic, and pine nuts. Stir to coat with the oil. Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring. You do not want to overcook the snow peas or they will get limp. They should still be a little bit crunchy.
2 Remove from heat. Stir in the sesame oil and chopped mint leaves. Serve immediately.
Serves 2-3.
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These snow peas look divine. I like the idea of sesame oil, because I like snow peas with some stir fry type brown bits on their crunchy goodness. It's not the season yet, here, but once they come in, I'll try this recipe out. Thanks.