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portion of minted mushy peas in a white dish.

Minted Mushy Peas

Amanda
A quick and delcious side dish, that is perfect with seafood, in under 10 minutes and flavoured with garlic and crème fraiche
4.68 from 28 votes
Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine British
Servings 4
Calories 89 kcal

Equipment

  • Medium saucepan
  • Sharp knife
  • Potato masher
  • colander

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 clove garlic
  • 400 g frozen peas
  • 1 tablespoon chopped mint
  • 1 tablespoon crème fraiche
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions
 

  • Peel the garlic clove.
  • Bring a saucepan of water to the boil and add the salt, peas and garlic.
  • Let the peas simmer for 4 minutes.
  • Pick the leaves off the mint stalks and chop finely.
  • Drain the peas and return to the pan.
  • Crush the garlic.
  • Add the crème fraiche, pepper, mint and garlic to the peas.
  • Use a potato masher to roughly combine.
  • Check the seasoning and serve

Nutrition

Calories: 89kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 6gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 300mgPotassium: 256mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 819IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg
Keyword mint, mushy peas
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