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Green Peas, Snap Peas, Garden Peas

Fresh green peas -- straight off the vine and right out of the pod -- are a fabulous feature of spring and early summer eating. Once you've eaten enough sweet, raw peas out of the pod try one of these easy recipes.
Minted Fresh Green Pea Soup
Fresh spring peas cooked with a bit of onion and seasoned with mint makes a refreshing, surprisingly hearty Minted Fresh Green Pea Soup.
Pearl Couscous & Peas
Large pearl (a.k.a. Israeli) couscous and green peas are cooked in flavorful broth for an easy, delicious side dish.
Snap Pea and Tofu Stir-Fry
Snap peas, spring onions, and tofu make a quick and light spring dinner in this easy, flavorful stir-fry.
Spring Vegetable Couscous
Garden peas, snap peas, spring onions, and fava beans cooked with large couscous and topped with feta cheese is an easy spring vegetable couscous--great side or, once cooled, pasta salad.
Spring-to-Summer Vegetable Ragout
This super-quick late-spring or early-summer vegetable ragout (or, if you're feeling less fancy: stew) is itself extremely light.

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