Peas In A Light Tomato Sauce With Scrambled Eggs
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 4 vine-ripened tomatoes, blanched, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch dice (See note)
- fine sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups fresh peas or a 1-pound bag defrosted frozen peas
- 8 large eggs
- 8 fresh mint leaves
- 4 slices toasted Tuscan country bread
- Place the butter and olive oil in a saute pan over medium-low heat. Add the shallots and saute until translucent, 6 to 7 minutes, then add the diced tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, then stir the peas into the sauce and cook until the peas are tender but still bright green, about 10 minutes.
- Break the eggs into the pan and stir well and constantly with a wooden spoon. Add the mint and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until the eggs are creamy. Divide among 4 plates and serve with warm toasted country bread.
- VINO
- Soave, the most classical wine of the Veneto (especially a young one), is ideal here.
- NOTE
- Peeling Tomatoes: To peel tomatoes, remove the stem and cut a shallow X in the tomato's skin at the bottom of the fruit. Bring a pot of water to a boil and lower the tomatoes into the water. After 20 to 30 seconds, remove the tomatoes with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a bowl filled with ice water. As soon as the tomatoes are cool enough to handle, peel the skin off, using a paring knife if necessary.
extra virgin olive oil, shallots, tomatoes, salt, freshly ground black pepper, fresh peas, eggs, mint, country bread
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/peas-in-a-light-tomato-sauce-with-scrambled-eggs-1241865 (may not work)