Recipe - Jicama-Pea Salad

1 One half cup Peeled, minced jicama
Three fourths cup Seasoned rice vinegar
1 One half pound Unshelled peas; or 1 pkg.
10 oz. frozen tiny peas,
Thawed
One fourth cup Finely chopped fresh mint
8 to 16 large butter lettuce
Leaves, rinsed and crisped
Mint sprigs

In a bowl, combine jicama and vinegar; let stand for at least 15 minutes or
up to 5 hours. If using fresh peas, shell them; you need 2 cups. In a 2 to
3quart pan, cook shelled peas in about 1 inch of boiling water; uncovered,
stirring occasionally, just until peas are bright green and heated through
(2 to 3 minutes). Drain, immerse in cold water until cool, and drain again.
( Don't cook frozen peas.) Mix peas and chopped mint into jicama mixture.
To serve, use a slotted spoon to ladle salad equally onto 8 lettucelined
plates. Garnish with mint sprigs. Spoon any extra dressing over salads, if
desired.

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