Dishes with peas - 61 cooking recipes

The benefits of peas and their nutritional value were known back in Ancient India and China - it was not for nothing that peas were considered there as a symbol of wealth and fertility. Pea dishes were the most common food for the poor of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Peas helped them survive, because they contain slightly less protein than beef, and they are much easier to digest. Peas are an excellent food for heart patients, as they contain calcium, manganese, iron salts, B vitamins, carotenoids, PP and ascorbic acid, as well as a deficient amino acid - lysine, starch and fiber. Peas are also useful for cancer prevention due to their high content of selenium. A decoction of pea leaves and fruits is used in alternative medicine as a diuretic. It also serves as a solvent for kidney stones. If you have a stomach ulcer, be sure to include pea soup with butter in your diet. And to nourish brain cells with atherosclerosis, take pea flour (a teaspoon 3-5 times a day with water before meals). Each country has its own favorite recipes with peas. In Spain and Russia, pea soup with ham has always been a big hit. The Germans love peas in all forms; they have invented many different recipes - even pea sausage. In Southeast Asian countries, peas are fried, seasoned with salt and spices, and eaten as a snack. Arabs love to prepare pea spread called hummus. In Russia, almost everyone eats peas. Recipes for dishes - for every taste: pies, soups, porridges, pancakes, jelly, noodles and even cheese. If you need an original delicate snack for the table - mash canned green peas with mint, lemon juice and olive oil, and then add unsweetened yogurt. Cook at home with peas - let the food be healthy and varied!