Mint Pea Salad


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Ingredients

2 cups Fresh shelled peas
1/2 pound Snow peas
1/2 cup Plain yogurt
3 tablespoons Mayonnaise
1 lemon, juiced
Coarse salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
1 bunch Mint chopped fine
(reserve some whole leaves for garnish)
8 slices Crisp-cooked bacon crumbled

Preparation

1
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.
2
In a medium bowl, mix yogurt with mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper, and fold into peas along with mint. Refrigerate covered.
3
To serve, spoon onto individual plates or a serving platter, sprinkle bacon over the top and garnish with mint leaves.
4
This recipe yields 8 servings.

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herb

Yield:

8.0 servings

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Monday, November 30, 2009 - 4:03pm

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