Peas And Beans With Lemon Dressing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup fresh peas or 1 cup frozen peas
330 g green beans, trimmed
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
1/2 teaspoon caster sugar
sea salt
cracked pepper
2 tablespoons shredded mint

Preparation

Bring a large suacepan of salted water to the boil. Cook the peas for 4 minutes (see note). Add the beans and cook for 2 more minutes.
Drain and keep warm.
Combine the oil, lemon juice, lemon rind, sugar, salt and pepper in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring, over a low heat for 2 minutes. Remove lemon mixture from the heat and stir through the mint.
To serve toss in the peas and beans with warm lemon dressing.
Note~ Frozen peas cook quicker than fresh peas. If using frozen peas then only simmer for 2 minutes before adding the beans.