Homemade Pea Salad Recipe Just Like Mom Makes It (2024)

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How much is a serving of pea salad? ›

Makes 4 servings of about ½ cup each. Double or triple ingredient amounts for larger gatherings. Per ½ cup serving: 144 calories; 6.8g total fat (3.1g saturated, 0.1g polyunsaturated, 0.0g monounsaturated); 277mg sodium; 11.9mg cholesterol; 11.6g carbohydrate; 4.0g fiber; 4.1g sugars; 10g protein; 237.4mg potassium.

Frozen peas are great, and here's what I do: I let them thaw for just a bit at room temperature, but I don't let them go all the way. You want them to stay nice and cold and firm so they don't freak out and get mushy when you mix the salad together.

Frozen peas are flash-steamed before they're frozen, so they're already ready to eat—you just want to warm them very quickly so they maintain their slight bounce and bright color. Despite what their packages say, if you cook frozen peas for longer than a minute, they lose their sweetness and that delicious pea "pop."

Green peas, yellow peas, snap peas, and snow peas are all varieties of the same plant. A good rule of thumb to remember when it comes to peas is that all peas that you can eat raw, you can also dehydrate and use as a dried good, but not all dried peas can be eaten fresh.

The USDA recommends a weekly serving of 1 ½ cup of pulses as part of a healthy eating pattern, and dry peas are a simple go-to. A ½ cooked serving dry peas boasts 8g of protein and 8g of fiber, as well as 355mg potassium, as much as a banana.

Pea shoots are a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, E and A, and potassium. Glycosylated quercetin derivatives were the main flavonoid compounds of pea shoots. The nutritional value was generally stable during storage.

Strictly speaking, green peas are not vegetables. They are part of the legume family, which consists of plants that produce pods with seeds inside. Lentils, chickpeas, beans and peanuts are also legumes. However, green peas are commonly cooked and sold as a vegetable and this article will refer to them as such.

Don't Eat the Frozen Peas (unless they were cooked first!)

When you freeze fruits and vegetables you actually are freezing the water in the plant cells. When the water freezes, it expands and the ice crystals cause the cell walls to rupture. So the texture of thawed produce is much softer than when it was raw.

Vegetables: Do not refreeze thawed vegetables. Bacteria in these foods multiply rapidly. Spoilage may begin before odors develop.

What can I do with a bag of frozen peas? ›

Don't overcook otherwise peas will shrivel and become tough. Season after cooking - once cooked, immediately add lemon juice (highly recommended) and seasoning(s) of choice. Many recommend adding 1-2 teaspoons of sugar per pound of frozen peas to bring out the sweetness but I haven't found this to be necessary.

The difference in taste between frozen and canned peas boils down to several factors: Processing: Frozen peas: Flash-blanched at peak freshness, then rapidly frozen, locking in their natural sweetness and texture. This minimal processing preserves vitamins and minerals better than other methods.

Raw green peas are 79% water, 14% carbohydrates, 5% protein, and contain negligible fat (table).

Peas and beans do look very similar and fall under the general seed family, but they aren't the same. Peas are generally round while beans have a wider variety of shapes. Color also varies considerably with non-pea beans. Peas don't usually vary that much in color – they're mostly green.

Pea greens have a grassy flavor with a hint of sweetness reminiscent of peas and a mineral essence similar to spinach. Older vines can be tough and bitter, though. They pair particularly well with Asian flavors but also add a nice snap to tacos or as a finishing garnish on nearly any dish.

They taste like peas, so not only are they scrumptious, they pack a powerful nutrient punch. That's right, Pea Shoots contain vitamin C, vitamin A and are super-rich in antioxidants which provide anti-inflammatory and phytonutrients to support the body's immune system.