Submitted by Brenda Richard
on Sunday, July 18, 2004
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Makes:
6 servings
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
not available
Ready In:
30 minutes
Petit Pois is a common French term indicating petit "small or tiny" and pois "peas". Petit Pois are a memeber of the green pea family. Green peas. sweet peas, or petit pois were a common side dish served with Sunday roast.
Green peas are actually a member of the legume family. This family includes plants that bear pods enclosing fleshy seeds. Green peas do not require the long cooking times that are required by dried legumes such as split peas and pinto beans. Peas are a good low calorie source of protein. A 100-calorie serving of peas (about ¾ cup) contains more protein than a whole egg or a tablespoon of peanut butter and has less than one gram of fat and no cholesterol.
