Nando's Macho Peas

• servings: 5 servings
• active time: 5 mins
• total time: 8 minutes

Ingredients

2½ cups peas fresh, frozen or canned

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon vegan butter

1 tablespoon parsley chopped finely

1 tablespoon mint chopped finely

½ teaspoon sea salt

2 teaspoons chili flakes *or to taste

Directions

Boil the peas for 3 minutes over medium heat.

Drain the peas, return them to the pan and stir in the olive oil, butter, mint, parsley, chili pepper flakes and salt. *see note 1 for mushy peas.

Notes

To make mushy peas, after you've drained the peas, return half of them to the pan and smash them with a fork. Stir in the remaining half of the peas.