Peas with pine nuts and prosciutto

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Fresh peas
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 tablespoon Butter or margarine
2 tablespoons Pine nuts
2 Finely chopped shallots or
1 small Onion; finely chopped
4 Scallions; thinly sliced including part of greens
⅓ cup Prosciutto; chopped
1 tablespoon Fresh basil; chopped
1 teaspoon Fresh oregano; chopped
1 teaspoon Fresh lemon juice
Freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Steam or cook peas in a small amount of boiling water until just tender.

Drain.

In medium saucepan, heat oil and butter, add pine nuts, shallots (or onions) and scallions; saute until scallions are softened. Add peas, prosciutto, basil, oregano and lemon juice, stirring for 2 minutes until heated through. Add fresh ground pepper to taste. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.

From 1993"Shepherd's Garden Seeds Catalog," pg. 33.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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