Pasta With Peas And Mint

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups sugar snap peas
• 1/2 lb dried capellini
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon, zest of
• 4 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/3 cup slivered fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 cup creme fraiche or 1/2 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 in a 5 quart pan, bring 2 or 3 quarts water to a boil.
• 2 clean stem ends and strings from peas.
• 3 rinse and drain.
• 4 when water boils, add pasta, pushing it down into the water.
• 5 cook until almost tender to bite, about 3 minutes.
• 6 add peas and cook until they turn bright green, about 2 minutes.
• 7 drain peas and pasta through a colander.
• 8 in a large pan, combine garlic and butter over high heat, stirring until butter melts.
• 9 add peas and pasta and mix until pasta stops sizzling, about 1 minute.
• 10 add about 2 t.
• 11 of the lemon zest, 2 t.
• 12 of the lemon juice, and about 1 t.
• 13 of the mint to the pan, mix.
• 14 serve the pasta mix in wide pasta bowls, swirling to make a well in the center.
• 15 spoon creme fraiche into the centre of the bowls and sprinkle with remining peel, mint, and juice.
• 16 add salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.