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Sautéed Pea Shoots are easy to prepare, gluten-free, and are a vegan side dish. Tender, hollow stems, edible leaves, and flowers that are slightly, naturally sweet make for a delicious, scrumptious vegetable side.

Sautéed Pea Shoots

 Hi Everyone, this is one of my favorite greens, perhaps even more of a favorite than, gasp, dare I say, kale?

Pea shoots are just that good.

Tender, slightly naturally sweet, cooked with olive oil, seasoned with kosher salt, pepper, and maybe some soy sauce but when they are perfectly fresh, they really don't need much, if anything at all!

I first learned about pea shoots from ordering them as a side dish at the Chinese restaurants in Chinatown Boston.

My mom would order it, off the menu (the dish wasn't listed on the menu, at the time).

My maternal Grandfather would also make them when they were available.

He would saute them in a wok with olive oil.

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Pea shoots cooked this way are scrumptious, meaning, you want to just sit and eat every single bite, in one sitting.

This recipe is for 2 servings, maybe 4 small servings but for me it's one big serving!

Where can I buy fresh Pea Shoots?

I got the pea shoots in these photos from my local farmer's market & CSA (Roots to River farm).

They even had the pea flowers still on them which are edible too!

I want to share a local, small business that sells grow kits. including microgreen pea shoots, and I've seen them on Instagram, Gathered Greens (gathered_greens on IG). Here is their website as well where they sell other items.

When are Pea Shoots in season?

Pea shoots can be harvested after 2-4 weeks of growing.

You should be able to get 2 harvests of pea shoots.

You can harvest the shoots, tendrils, buds, flowers, and leaves.

Pea shoots can be eaten raw or cooked.

In New Jersey, pea shoots/greens are in season from April through June.

Peas and pea pods are available from June through July.

Can I grow Pea Shoots as Microgreens?

The short answer is, yes, you can grow pea shoots as microgreens!

If you are looking for these out of season you can grow them as microgreens, right in your home!

I link to the kitchen tools that I use in the recipe card at the end of the post and microgreen kits (below, Amazon affiliate link) in the recipe card at the end of the post.

You can use pea shoots in any recipe where you use spinach; They are so versatile. 

I just love the squiggly, curly ends of the pea shoots; They are so whimsical.

Ingredients

• 8-10 ounces raw pea shoots, washed
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic (1 clove)
• 1-2 tablespoons regular olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt, or amount to taste
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, amount to taste, optional
• drizzle soy sauce, optional
• drizzle sesame oil, optional

Please Note: You can also customize this dish with other spices to make it spicier.

Kitchen Tools

• colander
• salad spinner
• measuring spoons
• kitchen scale
• spatula
• wok or large frying pan

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• published: 1/3/2021
• Updated & republished: 7/3/2024