Sliced Carrots and Snow Peas

Name: Sliced Carrots and Snow Peas
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 pound carrots; 1/3 pound snow peas, trimmed; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons sesame seeds; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 3 tablespoons chopped scallions; Salt and pepper to taste

By Pierre Franey

Total Time: 10 minutes
Rating: 4(29)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

½pound carrots
⅓pound snow peas, trimmed
1tablespoon butter
1tablespoon olive oil
2tablespoons sesame seeds
¼teaspoon ground cumin
3tablespoons chopped scallions
Salt and pepper to taste

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Preparation

Step 1
Peel and trim the carrots and slice them thin.
Step 2
Place the carrots in a saucepan and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 minute. Add the snow peas. Return to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Drain.
Step 3
In a nonstick skillet, melt the butter and add the olive oil. Add the sesame seeds. Cook, stirring until lightly browned; add the carrots and the snow peas, the cumin and the scallions. Check for seasoning, and saute, stirring, for 1 minute.