MEDITERRANEAN SNOW PEAS

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This takes 5 minutes in a pan. You want to barely cook these as noted to keep the lightly crunchy natural sweetness of this seasonal delicacy! Wash and trim the tips and pull larger strings off the snow peas.

Provided by Geophile

Time 15m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 ½ teaspoons butter
1 clove garlic, minced
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ pound fresh snow peas, trimmed
1 tablespoon water, or more as needed
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in Italian seasoning and snow peas. Add water; cook and stir until peas are bright green and tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in olive oil and lemon juice. Season with salt and black pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.4 calories, Carbohydrate 9.5 g, Cholesterol 8.1 mg, Fat 10.1 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 226.7 mg, Sugar 4.6 g