Spring Peas With Dates and Walnuts

Spring Peas With Dates and Walnuts
Need a gluten free, primal, and vegan side dish? Spring Peas With Dates and Walnuts could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 122 calories, 5g of protein, and 5g of fat. Spring will be even more special with this recipe. If you have peas, sugar snap peas, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes.

Instructions

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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Fill a large bowl with ice water. If using fresh English peas, add to the boiling water and cook until tender, about 1 minute.
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Add the snap peas and cook until bright green, about 2 minutes, then add the snow peas and cook 30 seconds.
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Drain the peas and plunge into the ice water to cool.
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Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
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Add the shallot and cook until soft, about 2 minutes.
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Add the walnuts, dates and cayenne and cook until the nuts are slightly toasted, about 1 more minute.
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Drain the peas, shaking off the excess water, then add to the skillet (if using frozen peas, add them here).
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Add 1 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.
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Add the walnut oil and toss.
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Add more salt to taste.
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Photograph courtesy Anna Williams
DifficultyMedium
Ready In25 m.
Servings8
Health Score41
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