Thursday, January 5, 2012

Roasting!

One of my all-time favorite cookbooks would be All About Braising by Molly Stevens. So when she recently came out with All About Roasting, it was on the top of my wish list! I have the book only a few days and already made two dishes. Both simple. Both easy. Both fantastic. And I have at least ten more recipes bookmarked!  




Roasted Snap Peas with Toasted Sesame Salt. I made it exactly, well pretty much exactly, as it was written and it went over big. They loved it. No leftovers to pick at tomorrow, the picky one would have had a third helping. We all thought it was that good.




Roasted Snap Peas with Toasted Sesame Salt
Source: All About Roasting by Molly Stevens
adapted by There's Always Thyme to Cook
Printable Recipe

1 pound of sugar snap peas, peel off the fibrous center string, if it's there, trim stem ends)
2 tablespoons white or black sesame seeds (or both)
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
2 tablespoons olive oil

Preheat the oven  to 475°F.

Arrange the snow peas on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and roast for about 14 minutes, or until they are browned and crisp in spots and starting to shrivel. While they roast, spread the sesame seeds out in a dry skillet over medium-low heat. Toast until they start to turn golden and fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Remove immediately from the heat and let them cool on a plate. When cooled, mix them with the salt in a mortar or spice grinder. Not too fine. As soon as the peas are done, transfer them to a serving bowl and sprinkle the sesame salt mixture on top of the roasted snap peas. Serve hot, warm or even cold!


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43 comments:

  1. Snap Peas are so delicious by themselves so I know roasting them with the sesame seeds would be extra special!

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  2. Roasted veggies on a cold day even sounds warm! These snap peas topped with the sesame seeds look so tempting.
    ~Judy

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  3. Roasting brings out the flavors so well in vegetables, doesn't it? I never tried making snap peas this way --looks great!

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  4. What a fun, unique, delicious sounding recipe! I might try a version of this tonight with carrots and sugar snap peas! Thanks!

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  5. Sounds like a great book, I hope you post more from it:@)

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  6. Roasting always brings out the most flavor. I will have to look for this book.

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  7. I have to check this out, thanks!

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  8. I love roasted food. I'll have to check out this cookbook!

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  9. This really sounds like a fantastic side dish..definitely copying this one down! Good girl! :)

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  10. I love roasting vegetables and never thought to do sugar snap peas! Looks really yummy!

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  11. Roasted veggies are my favorite, they come alive with flavor! Thanks for sharing a great recipe!

    Mary

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  12. I love roasted vegetables, but have never tried to roast snap peas - now I will!

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  13. Never too sure what to do with snap peas beside adding to a stir fry. I will be trhing this roasting mehtod for sure.
    Rita

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  14. Yummy! I need to roast my veggies more often! I am catching up...busy with the grandchildren...and I see so many fabulous recipes, Carol! I think I really need to try the frozen chocolate cocktail first! lol Happy week!...hugs...Debbie

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  15. I love roasting such a simple cooking technique. Definitely I'll have a look on this book. Love comfort food cookbooks.

    I like the roasting marks on these snap peas. I should make it next time at my dinner party. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. This looks delicious, Carol! I like to roast snap peas with fresh thyme (also delicious) but the sesame seeds sound wonderful and worth a try.

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  17. This looks like a cookbook that I would actually cook from -- as opposed to one that I read and fantasize about cooking from, lol.

    Love those snap peas; I have to try that recipe soon.

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  18. I want this book! Roasting is my very favorite way to cook protein and veggies, especially in the winter.

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  19. I'm not familiar with those books, Carol, but one look at those roasted snap peas sold me right away!

    Happy New Year!

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  20. Interesting recipe, Carol. I've never roasted snap peas. My favourite is roasted parsnips with honey! I must try and find this book.

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  21. I would love this Carol, but not Mr. Mountain Breaths. I will try this for a girls dinner!

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  22. I love snap peas and the idea of the sesame salt takes them to the next notch! Bookmarking to try.

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  23. Hmm, I could smell the mixture of olive oil and the sesame seeds. Love it!

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  24. OOh, that sounds so good! I don't think there would be leftovers at my house either.

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  25. Looks great! I love original ways to prepare vegetables :)

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  26. I have her braising book but not this one. Based on just that one recipe, I'd buy the book.

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  27. Yum. One of the great joys of winter is having the oven on, so the whole house smells delicious! I would love this book!

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  28. I just recently discovered the joy, burst of flavor, and ease of roasted asparagus...I would definitely be interested in this cookbook :)

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  29. o my the roasted snap peas look fabulous!

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  30. What a super idea. I can't wait to try them myself.

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  31. Roasting is my favorite way to cook vegetables, but I've never tried it with snap peas. That looks very good!

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  32. Oh my goodness these look amazing!! I have some frozen snap peas and think that I'll use them up using this method. Bet this would be really yummy with asparagus or regular green beans as well!

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  33. I have never tried making snap peas this way. They look very tempting and appetizing!

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  34. I love roasting veggies. Gonna have to give the snap peas a try sometime!

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  35. Oh, I haven't seen this before...but I love the sound of it. Roasting = comfort! Yum on those snap peas, too :D

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  36. I love roasting vegetables! I made roasted broccoli for the first time several months ago--don't know why I never thought of roasting it before! It was fantastic. My family ate it up so fast and asked for more! Yum! Can't wait to try it with sugar snap peas in the spring!

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  37. I have got to try those. They look delicious!

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  38. I loved roasted food and roast my asparagus the same way as your roast snow peas, which I have never done but thanks to you will try this coming week. Can't wait to try them.

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  39. They look good! I like snow peas but not snap peas. The pea is too big for me in the latter! Picky!
    I make asparagus like that, but I don't eat them! :)

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  40. The toasted sesame and salt coating must give so much taste to the roasted peas. Thank you for the recipe...I can't wait to try it.

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  41. roasting veggies, why do I do it mainly in the summer when it is so hot? these look wonderful.

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