Dinner

Plump Pea Dumplings is for Dinner.

Plump Pea Dumplings takes several minutes to prepare.

Plump Pea Dumplings takes several minutes to cook.

Plump Pea Dumplings makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Plump Pea Dumplings are:

2 cups (about 10 ounces) cups peas (freshly shelled or frozen)
2/3 cup ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil
scant 1/2 tea spoon fine grain sea salt
1 small shallot, minced
1/3 cup grated Parmesan
zest of one large lemon

1 package of wonton wrappers, or round wrappers

special equipment: bamboo steamer (or see head notes for alternative cooking method)

Here is how you make Plump Pea Dumplings:

Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Salt the water (as you would pasta water) and add the peas. Cook until bright green in color and puffy, about a minute if the peas were frozen, less if you started with fresh ones.Drain the peas and run under cold water for one minute to stop the cooking.With a food processor (or hand blender) blend the peas, ricotta cheese, olive oil, and salt into a puree. I like a bit of texture, so I don't go too far. Return the mixture to a big bowl and stir in the shallots, Parmesan, and lemon zest. Taste. Add more salt if needed.Fill the dumplings using an assembly line technique - a dozen at a time (for the most part following the instructions on the wrapper packaging). Place twelve wrappers out on the counter, drop a very scant teaspoon of filling onto each wrapper, rub the perimeter of each wrapper with a wet finger seal, fold (most packages have diagrams), and set aside on a plate. Do the next dozen and repeat until all the filling is used up.Set up your steamer, rub each dumpling with a bit of olive oil, arrange the dumplings in a single layer (being careful not to overlap), and steam for about three minutes - until the dumplings are tender and transluscent. Sprinkle with a touch of salt and enjoy.Makes about 4 dozen dumplings.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CATCH23.

The nutritional information for Plump Pea Dumplings is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 307.8

• Total Fat: 9.5 g
• Cholesterol: 17.8 mg
• Sodium: 657.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 13.6 g

Plump Pea Dumplings is Asian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Plump Pea Dumplings is Vegetarian