Spring Pea Medley with Edible Bowl

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!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 151 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 medium head radicchio
• ½ cup low sodium, low fat vegetable broth
• 1 small sweet onion, diced
• ½ pound snow peas, trimmed
• 1 cup fresh shelled green peas
• ½ pound sugar snap peas, trimmed

Recipe Instructions

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.