Mashed Peas

I think that for any Chilean the mashed stuff in the photo would seem like avocado, and though in many ocasions I eat salmon with avocado, this time I tried something new: mashed peas.  I got the idea from one of Jamie Oliver's 15 minute meals.

The recipe includes, besides peas, mint, and because I thought this to be a bit weird I did not dare to put the quantity recommended by Jamie (a handful), so I just used a few loose leaves: I regret it!! It was good, but with more mint it would have been much better.  The mint gives the mashed peas a refreshing aftertaste, but in my recipe you can barely feel it, you must definitely use more.

Ingredients

• 1 bag (500 g) of frozen green peas
• 10 leaves of fresh mint
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tbsp. of butter
• 1/2 lemon
• salt and pepper to taste

The preparation is easy.  Cook the peas following the direcctions in the bag, and in the last minute add the mint and the garlic.  Place all the contents of the pan (excepting the water) and the lemon in the food processor and mash it up until you get a nice consistency. Add butter, salt and ppepper and mix until the butter has melted.