Vegetables don't need to mean boring according to TV star and chef Mary Berry.
Bringing together plenty of green goodness, Mary has tossed sweet Tenderstem broccoli, sugar snap peas and easy peasy frozen petit pois and smothered them in delicious butter to create a dish that can really be enjoyed as a main, side or stirred through pasta for a hearty meal.
The author of more than 75 cookery books knows her stuff and by adding pumpkin and sunflower seeds plus a wholesome serving of almonds this dish is transformed into a bowl of beauty.
Jam-packed with vitamin C, antioxidants, zinc, selenium, magnesium, vitamin E and plenty of fibre, this recipe packs a punch on health and flavour.
Glorious greens with almonds and seeds
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- 300g frozen petits pois
- 300g Tenderstem broccoli, trimmed
- 200g sugar snap peas
- A knob of butter
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 30g flaked almonds
1. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the petits pois, return to the boil and cook for 1 minute.
2. Add the broccoli and sugar snap peas, with strings removed, and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, drain and tip back into the saucepan.
3. Add the butter and mix gently until melted.
4. Meanwhile, place a small nonstick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the seeds and almonds and dry fry gently until golden.
5. Tip the vegetables into a warm dish. Sprinkle on the almonds and seeds.
Tip: Not suitable for freezing, so always allow time to make it fresh.
Extracted from Mary Makes It Easy by Mary Berry (BBC Books, £28). Photography by Laura Edwards
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