Peas & Beans With Lemon Dressing
Created by Tisme on May 29, 2015
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #19368
Ingredients
- 5 ounces green peas (1 cup fresh peas or 1 cup frozen peas, see note below for peas)
- 12 ounces green string beans (trimmed, 330 grams)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
- 1/2 teaspoon caster sugar
- Sea salt
- Cracked pepper
- 2 tablespoons shredded mint
How to Make
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Step 1: Bring a large suacepan of salted water to the boil. Cook the peas for 4 minutes (see note). Add the beans and cook for 2 more minutes.
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Step 2: Drain and keep warm.
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Step 3: Combine the oil, lemon juice, lemon rind, sugar, salt and pepper in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring, over a low heat for 2 minutes. Remove lemon mixture from the heat and stir through the mint.
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Step 4: To serve toss in the peas and beans with warm lemon dressing.
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Note~ Frozen peas cook quicker than fresh peas. If using frozen peas then only simmer for 2 minutes before adding the beans
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (141.9 g)
- Calories 194.5
- Total Fat - 15 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.6 g
- Cholesterol - 3.2 mg
- Sodium - 73.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 12 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.2 g
- Sugars - 5.4 g
- Protein - 5.1 g
- Calcium - 90 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 26.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg