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( Pisum sativum )



Description

The Pea belongs to the family of Legumes. The seed is quite big, round, smooth or wrinkled, light green or straw-coloured. Pea sprouts grow quickly in 4/5 days, after soaking the seeds into water about 8/12 hours long.

Properties

Pea sprouts have a good content of vegetal proteins, are rich in Potassium, Phosphorus, Calcium, Iron and other minerals, as well as vitamins A, B1, B2, PP, D, whereas they are poor in lipids. They stimulate the metabolism.

Use

Pea sprouts are especially eaten with pasta dishes, risotto, soups, or even added in the mixture of meatballs and in the filling of stuffed pasta (“tortellini”). Either steamed or cooked in the frying pan, they are tender and tasty. They have excellent nutritional values thanks to their high content of proteins.

One of the many recipes

‘Polenta’ (hot maize porridge) with peas sprouts - 250 gr instant Polenta - 100 gr Pea sprouts - 50 gr cooked ham - 50 gr Taleggio cheese Wait until the water begin to boil and then add first the sprout and then, little by little, the polenta flour. Cook as long as required. Put out of the fire and add the cubed ham and Taleggio cheese. Serve as main course.