Comments on: I Heart Pea Shoots

By: Denise Santoro Lincoln

Denise Santoro Lincoln — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:55:48 +0000

Hi Helen — Like spinach, pea shoots start out looking full and big but end up wilting when you cook them. So the 8 cups of fresh pea shoots your recipe calls for will most likely end up making around 3 cups of cooked shoots. I usually buy a large bag when cooking them for my family (much as I would with spinach). As it looks like you won’t have enough for the salmon recipe, you could always just make a nice salad with them. They are incredibly sweet and delicious uncooked.

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:27:02 +0000

Hi, I’m trying to make a recipe with salmon that calls for 1 pound of salmon on a bed of pea shoots and baby peas. The recipe is for 8 cups of pea shoots. I bought 8 ounces of pea shoots because I can’t believe I’d need 64 ounces.
Can you tell me how many ounces make up a cup of pea shoots?

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:31:55 +0000

Thank you for these lovely recipes! I am growing my own pea plants and will love them for the shoots as much as for the peas. I first ate pea shoots at a chinese restaurant and thought they were one of the best things I had ever eaten – so did everyone else. With a abundant profusion of food (intended to be beyond what could ever be consumed) the pea shoots were completely devoured.

By: Denise Lincoln

Denise Lincoln — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:05:52 +0000

Yes. Calamari or octopus would be quite yummy. Pea shoots are a very accommodating green, so you could top them with almost anything. Salmon, chicken, beef, or whatever sounds good that day. Love pea shoots!

By: Lick My Spoon

Lick My Spoon — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:11:53 +0000

Pea Shoot Salad with Chorizo, Almonds, Lentils, and Couscous looks scrumptiously delicious. Grilled calamari or octopus could go well tossed on top of this salad. Yum!