Sunny Snow Peas Recipe

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Kathleen Bailey of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania turns crispy snow peas into something special by tossing them with a lovely honey-orange sauce. "I enjoy serving fresh vegetables," she says, "especially when I can prepare a sauce like this that seems to add the bright warmth of the sun."

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Sunny Snow Peas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon butter
1 to 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 pound fresh snow peas or sugar snap peas

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until mixture is reduced by half, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in another saucepan, bring 1 in. of water to a boil. Add peas. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl. Add orange juice mixture and toss to coat. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2/3 cup equals 80 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 213 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Sunny Snow Peas in Light & Tasty April/May 2002, p10