Pea Salad with Cream Dressing
This is a recipe using fresh peas which are very difficult to find at least where we live. This spring I saw them listed for sale already shelled by one of the vendors at the farmers market for just a couple of weeks for a very reasonable price. Later a friend told me that the farmer had a machine to shell them. No wonder! I love fresh peas. Frozen peas are fine, but fresh peas are so much better. I found this recipe in a cookbook called, Victuals, an Appalachian Journey with Recipes by Ronni Lundy. When I was lucky enough to acquire some fresh peas I decided to try this recipe and I'm pleased that I did. I guess you could try it with frozen peas but it won't be the same. 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 tsp. apple cider vinegar 1/4 tsp. honey Salt 2 cups fresh peas 1/2 cup thinly sliced radishes 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions Black pepper Before you are ready to serve the salad, make the dressing by combining the heavy cream with the vinegar, honey and a few pinches of salt...