Minted Peas
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 10:40pm

Ingredients




3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh mint
1 cup (approximately) whole mint leaves
4 cups Shelled fresh peas (or thawed frozen petite peas
1/4 cup scallions, chopped 
Salt + pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Heat butter in medium-sized pan over low heat. When melted, remove from heat and add chopped mint (reserve a couple of the best leaves for garnishing). Steep for about 15 minutes, keeping warm. 2 Place peas in top half of steamer. Cover with scallions and whole mint leaves. Place over rapidly boiling water and steam for 4 minutes or until peas are just tender. Remove from heat and discard whole mint leaves. Toss peas with mint butter, add salt and pepper, and serve immediately. 3  Garnish with mint leaves.