Pea and goat cheese pesto & prosciutto panini

Pesto Italian cuisine

Fresh or Frozen Peas have the most beautiful green color. I wouldn’t call it pea green though. More of a Kelly green. It has taken me a long time to come around to the pea. For years my mom has put peas on everything. When we were little it was adding them in with her hamburger helper or Polish pork chops. Now it is adding them to almost every fancy pasta dish she makes. As a child the thought of combining the vegetable side dish with the pasta entrée grossed me out. I wasn’t one of those weird “my food can’t be touching on the plate” kind of kids. But watching my mom combine her peas with her pasta just gave me the willies! However, I did find a way to combine my mom’s love of peas with my love of a normal pasta dish. Make the peas into a pesto. Because of their beautiful color they give the pesto that great fresh look. Combine the color with the nuttiness from the pistachios and of course the creaminess of the goat cheese and you have a way to make any dish better. Ingredients for the Pesto 1 Cup Frozen Peas, …

Oct. 1, 2021, 12:03 p.m.