Spring vegetables with nutmeg, garlic and mint <t>

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ pounds New potatoes
1 pounds Sugar snap peas
1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
1 small Spring onion; thinly sliced
1 large Clove garlic; minced
2 tablespoons Chopped fresh mint
¼ teaspoon Freshly ground nutmeg; or more to taste
Salt and black pepper

Directions

SUGAR SNAP PEAS: Wash the snap peas; trim stems.In large pot of boiling water, blanch the peas, about 2 minutes. Scoop from the pot and transfer to a bowl of water. Drain and set aside. Keep the pot boiling to cook the potatoes.

POTATOES: Wash the potatoes; do not peel. Cut potatoes into wedges (6th or 8ths). Boil until just fork tender; shock in ice water. Drain well and set aside.

In a saute pan, skillet or wok, warm the oil over medium heat; cook onion and garlic, until softened. Add cooked potatoes and peas, mint and ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg. Toss to warm and combine flavors. Taste and add salt, pepper, and additional nutmeg to taste.

[Serves 4, each 138 calories, 25 % fat (3⅘ grams); 6% carbohydrate, 14% protein.]

__VARIATION__ Steam the potatoes for about 12 minutes, add the peas and continue to steam no more than 2 minutes, until potatoes are fork tender and peas are bright green and crispy. Remove from heat and drain. Continue with the recipe with these changes: 2 green onions, 2 large cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon each fresh chopped mint and fresh chopped cilantro leaves. Add nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste and add lemon zest cut into long strips (about ½ teaspoon total); toss. SERVED 2.

MENU: roasted chicken, sweet and sour red cabbage. Try with meats, seafood, veggie burger or legume-nut loaf. Sent to eat-lf by Pat Hanneman 5/15/98.

Recipe by: Jesse Cool for SHAPE Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Kitpath <phannema@...> on May 15, 1998

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