5-minute peas with lemon

At a glance

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 cups frozen peas*
• 1 tablespoon oil*
• Pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice*

Steps

1. To prepare the garlic, remove the outer skin and press down with a knife so the garlic is pressed (do not chop or mince the garlic)*.
2. Rinse the peas under warm water and shake off excess liquid.
3. Heat a frying pan and add the oil. Wait until the oil starts to sizzle a little and then add the pressed garlic cloves and frozen peas and cook for 3 minutes, stirring regularly with a wooden spoon, until warmed through but still bright green.
4. Transfer the peas to a serving bowl and remove the garlic cloves. Sprinkle peas with pepper and lemon juice.

*Tips

• The pressed garlic cloves provide extra flavour when cooking. You can use minced garlic instead, however, you will need to cook it for 1-2 minutes extra to ensure the garlic is cooked.
• Can use canned peas instead of frozen peas.
• Use any of these cooking oils: olive oil, canola oil, vegetable oil.
• Lemon juice can come from a fresh lemon or supermarket bought lemon juice. Option to replace lemon juice with lemon zest (grated lemon peel) for a stronger lemon flavour.

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