Sugar Snap Peas

Sugar Snap Peas & Carrots in Lime Butter

4 ounces carrots, peeled, cut into diagonal slices
4 ounces sugar snap peas, strings removed
2 ounces butter
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar
Zest from 1 lime, for garnish

Heat butter in a large heavy-based frying pan. Add the garlic, cook over low heat for 1 minute. Add the lime juice and sugar. Cook, stirring over low heat, until sugar has completely dissolved.

Add the carrots and peas and cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until just cooked. Serve hot. Garnish with lime zest.

Serves 4.

From “The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook,” Borders Group, Inc, 2005.

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