Spring Pea Medley with Edible Bowl

Vegetable Side Dish - Side Dish

If you like fresh peas, this is the way to go. It must be done in the Spring with fresh peas. Careful not to get over grown peas, which are woody. Look for smaller peas, and you will LOVE this spring time pea medley. It's BEAUTIFUL, too!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 20 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Spring Pea Medley with Edible Bowl

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter

1 small sweet onion

diced

1 cup fresh shelled green peas

½ cup low sodium

low fat vegetable broth

½ pound sugar snap peas

trimmed

½ pound snow peas

trimmed

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

salt and pepper to taste

1 medium head radicchio

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

In a medium skillet melt the butter over medium low heat. Add the onion and saute until transparent about 5 minutes. Stir in the green peas and the broth and cook for about 3 minutes. Add the snap peas snow peas and parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook covered for about 3 more minutes.

Step 2

Remove the inner leaves from the radicchio and spread the outer leaves out to make a bowl. Fill the hollow with the pea mixture and garnish with additional Italian parsley.

Nutritional Information

Spring Pea Medley with Edible Bowl

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 150.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 5.4g 11%

Carbohydrates: 18.5g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 5.5g 22%

Sugars: 5.4g

Fat: 6.1g 9%

Saturated Fat: 3.7g 19%

Cholesterol: 15.3mg 5%

Vitamin A Iu: 1976.8IU 40%

Niacin Equivalents: 2mg 16%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 13%

Vitamin C: 40mg 67%

Folate: 80.1mcg 20%

Calcium: 62mg 6%

Iron: 2.2mg 12%

Magnesium: 37.9mg 14%

Potassium: 442mg 12%

Sodium: 101.9mg 4%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 55.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.