How to make minted peas with mint sauce
When combined with fresh mint & mint sauce the peas will have a lovely flavour.
It’s easy to make and ideal when:
- Served with many meals like ‘bangers and mash’
- Shepherds pie, roast meats, etc.
Peas are 1 of your 5 vegetables per day and a good source of vitamins C and E and Zinc. Similarly mint is also good for you with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. But the lovely benefit of minted peas with mint sauce is that it tastes great.
How to make Minted Peas with Mint Sauce
Ingredients:
- 250 g Frozen Peas
- 1 tbsp Mint Sauce – either from a jar or made yourself (step by step recipe)
- 1 tbsp Fresh Mint (chopped)
- 10 g Butter
Equipment
- Microwave
- Microwave-safe Bowl
Instructions
- Put the frozen peas in a microwave-safe bowl and add 1 tbs water.
- Cook on high for 4 minutes or until hot.
- At the same time chop the mint leaves into small parts.
- Drain the peas and then add the butter, mint sauce and mint leaves.
- Stir until the butter melts.
- Serve and enjoy.
How to use the minted peas
The flavour goes great with lots of different meals. I especially like it with sausages and mashed potatoes or shepherd’s pie. But it’s also lovely for roast meats, chicken, etc.
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Minted peas with mint sauce
Equipment
- 1 Microwave
- 1 Microwave-safe bowl
Ingredients
- 250 g Frozen Peas
- 1 tbsp Mint Sauce
- 1 tbsp Fresh Mint Leaves Chopped
- 10 g Butter
Instructions
- Put the frozen peas in a microwave-safe bowl and add 1 tbs water.
- Cook on high for 4 minutes or until hot.
- At the same time chop the mint leaves into small parts.
- Drain the peas and then add the butter, mint sauce and mint leaves.
- Stir until the butter melts.
- Serve and enjoy.
Video
Nutrition
Hopefully the guide to how to make minted peas with mint sauce might inspire you to grow your own fresh mint at home.
When you are cooking fresh herbs tend to make a real difference to the results. Herbs are really easy to grow at home and many of them grow really fast.
To grow your own mint
It’s not very difficult to grow your own at home – even indoors (in your kitchen, spare bedroom, garage, etc. All you will need are seeds, growing system and some growing lights. There is detailed description of the – indoor herb growing system