Anyway, the past couple of gardening seasons, I have been growing shell peas, sugar snap peas, and snow peas. The problem is that fresh peas are in season for only a few weeks and...well, I want peas all the time. A few weeks ago, I read somewhere that you can actually eat the pea plant itself, aka pea shoots. I decided I would throw some of my leftover pea seed in a disposable pie dish with some dirt and see what happened.
In less than 2 weeks, I was awarded with pea shoots about a foot long that were ready to harvest.
So what did they taste like? Well, they tasted just like yummy fresh peas! It's amazing. Who knew? I didn't have very many, so I just sauteed them up with a teeny bit of butter and a clove of garlic. Yum! Perfect super healthy side dish. You could also add them raw to a salad or throw them in with some pasta.
I'm getting ready to plant some more right now. Growing pea shoots is fun! Have you ever seen pea shoots available at a store or the farmer's market?
