Description
A vibrant, quick, and elegant side dish featuring sweet peas, crispy pancetta, fresh pear, and lemon. The perfect bright spot on your Thanksgiving table.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ pound pancetta, cut into small dice
- 3 medium shallots, halved and thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 16 ounces frozen peas
- 1 pear, peeled and small diced
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced (about 3 tbsp juice, 1 tsp zest)
- ½ cup roughly chopped fresh parsley
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Dice pear and toss with lemon juice. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, cook pancetta over medium heat until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon. Drain fat, leaving 3 tbsp.
- Add shallots to skillet; cook 1 min. Stir in mustard.
- Add frozen peas and pears (with juice). Cook, stirring, for 5 mins until peas are hot.
- Turn off heat. Stir in half the pancetta, all the parsley, and black pepper.
- Transfer to bowl, top with remaining pancetta and lemon zest. Serve.
Notes
Best served immediately. Components can be prepped a day ahead.
Keywords: thanksgiving peas, pea side dish, pancetta and peas, easy thanksgiving sides, pear and pea recipe, quick vegetable side, holiday recipes
