Peas With Lettuce Recipes

SEVEN-LAYER SALAD

Steps:

• Place lettuce in a large bowl. Layer peas, bell pepper, tomatoes, celery and scallions on top.
• Whisk yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar to taste, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a medium bowl until smooth. Spread the dressing evenly over the top of the salad (an offset spatula is handy for this, if you have one). Sprinkle with cheese, basil and bacon. Serve room temperature or chilled.

PEA AND LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix sour cream, mayonnaise, and vinegar.
• In a bowl, mix peas and lettuce. Stir dressing into vegetables and add salt and pepper to taste.

BRAISED LETTUCE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium frying pan over medium-high heat. When it shimmers, add shallots, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle flour over the top and cook until raw taste is gone, about 30 seconds. Add stock and bring to a boil. Stir in lettuce and peas, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until lettuce and peas are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in yogurt or sour cream, if using. Taste, adjust seasoning as desired, and serve.

PEAS WITH LETTUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the peas, lettuce hearts, bouquet garni, salt, sugar and water. Simmer with the lid on for 40 minutes. Remove the lettuce and strain the peas, reserving the liquid. The amount of liquid should be very little but reduce it to about 2 tablespoonfuls, whisk in the cream and pour over peas. Cut lettuce hearts into quarters and place on the peas.

LAYERED PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Stir together salad dressing and sugar in a large salad bowl or 9x13 glass baking dish until sugar is dissolved. Add peas and chopped green pepper, if desired, and mix lightly to combine. Spread the pea mixture evenly across the bottom of the dish.
• Spread the lettuce in an even layer over the pea mixture, and top the lettuce with a layer of the Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle bacon bits over the cheese.
• Chill for at least 8 hours or overnight to blend flavors.

SWEET PEAS WITH SHALLOTS AND GEM LETTUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium. Add shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized and tender, about 6 minutes. Add peas and 1 tablespoon water. Cook, stirring, until peas are tender and bright green, 4 to 6 minutes. Add butter and lettuce; cook, stirring, until lettuce is just wilted, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper; serve immediately.

PASTA WITH PEAS, PROSCIUTTO AND LETTUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil and salt it. Meanwhile, put one tablespoon oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add prosciutto and cook, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes; set aside.
• When water boils, add pasta and cook until just tender; drain pasta, reserving some cooking liquid. Meanwhile, melt butter with remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot and sprinkle with salt and pepper; cook until shallot begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Add peas, lettuce and stock or wine to skillet and cook until peas turn bright green and lettuce is wilted, about 5 minutes. Add pasta to pan and continue cooking and stirring until everything is just heated through, adding extra stock or some reserved cooking liquid if needed to moisten. Toss with Parmesan cheese, garnish with prosciutto, adjust seasoning to taste and serve.

FRESH PEAS STEWED WITH LETTUCE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a saucepan. Add the scallions and shredded lettuce, tossing to coat. Cook, uncovered, until wilted, about four minutes.
• Add the peas, savory or marjoram, salt and sugar, stirring gently to combine the ingredients. Cover the pan tightly and cook until the peas are just tender, stirring once or twice, about eight minutes. Serve hot.

QUICK BRAISED LETTUCE & PEAS

Steps:

• Cook the pearl onions for 5 mins and the peas for 2 mins in separate pans of boiling water until the onions are soft and the peas are just cooked.
• Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, brown the onions, then add the peas and shredded Baby Gem lettuce. Cook just to heat through lettuce, then season and serve.

SPRING PEAS WITH LETTUCE AND MINT

Steps:

• Bring broth to boil in medium saucepan. Add peas and simmer until heated through, about 4 minutes. Stir in lettuce and mint. Season to taste with salt.

BRAISED LEEKS, PEAS, AND LETTUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large wide saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook leeks, partially covered and stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned, 5-7 minutes. Season with 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper, then pour in wine. Increase heat to medium-high and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until wine is reduced by half, 1-2 minutes. Add lettuce, peas, and 1 cup water. Partially cover pan and bring liquid to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low to maintain a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until lettuce and peas are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, then stir in chives, mint, and lemon zest; season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a platter. Top with pistachios.

BRAISED PEAS WITH SPRING ONIONS AND LETTUCE

Steps:

• Slowly heat the butter(he says a nob of butter not a TB) and a good glug of olive oil in a pan.
• Add the flour and stir around.
• Slowly add the stock.
• Turn up the heat and add the spring onions, peas and lettuce with a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Put the lid on and simmer for five minutes or until tender.
• Salt and pepper to taste, squeeze in a bit of lemon juice, and drizzle with oil. Serve!

BRAISED LETTUCE WITH PEAS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large sauté pan with a lid. Fry the onion gently for about 5 mins, until softened. Meanwhile, pull any damaged or coarse outer leaves from the lettuces and trim the bases. Cut the lettuces in half lengthways, through the base.
• Place the lettuce cut-side up on top of the onions and cook for half a minute, then turn over and cook for another 30 secs. Pour over the stock and lightly season. Put the lid on the pan, reduce the heat to the minimum and cook for 10 mins.
• With a slotted spoon, lift the lettuces out and put into a sieve over a bowl. Raise the heat under the pan and boil the juices until reduced by half. Add the cream or crème fraîche and petits pois and boil for 1 min until heated through. Arrange lettuces in a serving dish and pour over the pea-and-cream sauce.