Peas and Pancetta Recipe

I have a new favorite side dish and it is easy, my favorite type of recipe. A few weeks ago I headed to my friend Caitlin’s birthday potluck and had to come up with a great dish that would travel well on the subway and only require minimal re-heating.  My automatic default for this type of event is my cranberry walnut-bread but I could not find any fresh cranberries so I turned to my Plan-B, pigs in a blanket.   Unfortunately, someone else on the guest list had already signed up for these, leaving me with a great opportunity to try a new recipe, one I had pinned months ago.  This peas and pancetta dish is adapted from Chef Bobby Flay’s Peas with Shallots and Pancetta found here.

 

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One of my new infatuations is finishing dishes with Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, it makes every meal taste better, including these peas and pancetta. My mom gave me a portion of her box to take home at Christmas and since I have turned to it so frequently I will have to buy my own soon.

What is your favorite side dish?