Sauteed Peas and Scallions

Name: Sauteed Peas and Scallions
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3 cups shelled fresh peas or thawed frozen peas; 3 scallions, white and green parts only, thinly sliced diagonally; Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Recipe photo courtesy of Richard Jung

Scallions add a savory note to sweet peas in this dish. Cooking the peas only briefly -- in a little bit of butter -- lets them retain their flavor, color, and texture.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, April 2005

10 mins 5 mins 4

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 cups shelled fresh peas or thawed frozen peas
3 scallions, white and green parts only, thinly sliced diagonally
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add peas and scallions. Cook, stirring, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.