December 28, 2009

The perfect year-round vegetarian recipe


peas and podsThe nice thing about this vegetarian recipe is you can make it all year round.

See, the main ingredient is peas. In the spring, when there are sweet peas all but spilling out of stalls at your farmer’s market, grab armloads and use those. The rest of the year, when the peas at Safeway are merely an anemic shadow of the fresh version – assuming you can even find any – use frozen. Because, luckily, frozen peas are almost as good as the fresh thing.

Then, give yourself, oh, three minutes to whip this up. And another five to enjoy it!

Vegetarian recipe for Cheesy Peas
This recipe is from Cook with Jamie by the very adorable Jamie Oliver

Coarse salt
1 pound peas, fresh or frozen
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
Freshly ground white pepper
Chopped fresh mint leaves, for garnish

Bring a small saucepan filled with water to a boil, add salt and return to a boil. Add peas and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain, reserving 4 tablespoons cooking water.

Return peas to saucepan with reserved water and place over medium heat. Add butter and stir until combined. Add cheese and continue to stir until butter and cheese have melted and evenly coat peas. Add more of the reserved cooking water if necessary.

Season peas with lemon juice and white pepper. Garnish with mint and serve immediately.

Now, we’re a big fan of peas. So, if you are, too, here’s some more amazing vegetarian pea recipes:

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