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Mint Pea Salad

Courses: Salads
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups 474mlFresh shelled peas
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozSnow peas
1/2 cup 118mlPlain yogurt
3 tablespoons 45mlMayonnaise
  Juice of 1 lemon
  Coarse salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1   Mint - chopped fine
  (reserve some whole leaves for garnish)
8   Crisp-cooked bacon - crumbled

Recipe Instructions

Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil. Blanch peas and snow peas, about 1 minute each, rinsing in ice water so that they remain bright green and crisp. Drain and set aside to dry.

In a medium bowl, mix yogurt with mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper, and fold into peas along with mint. Refrigerate covered.

To serve, spoon onto individual plates or a serving platter, sprinkle bacon over the top and garnish with mint leaves.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
TOO HOT TAMALES with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # TH-6313 broadcast 11-14 1996) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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