Pasta with Peas

Step 1

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil add peas and blanch for 1 minute.  Remove peas with a strainer and reserve about a ¼ cup of cooking water.

Step 2

Return water to a boil add pasta to boiling water and cook according to package directions.

Step 3

Set aside 1/2 of the peas and place the rest of the peas in a food processor or blender jar with 2 Tablespoons of the reserved cooking water, olive oil, yogurt, parsley, mint, lemon zest, garlic and salt. Process until smooth.

Step 4

Strain pasta when done and return to pot along with the sauce and reserved peas.  Heat through and add remaining Tablespoons of reserved cooking water if needed to loosen sauce.  Serve warm with additional mint leaves as garnish if desired.