Sugar Snap Peas with Leeks and Pastrami

By suefeuer

Ingredients

• salt
• 1 1/2 lbs. fresh snap or snow peas, remove strings
• 1 TB olive oil
• sliced pastrami cut into bit size pieces or strips
• 1 lg. leek (white and light green parts only) halved, lengthwise and sliced
• 2 gloves minced garlic
• pinch of red pepper flakes
• 1 TB wine vinegar (red or white)
• pepper

Preparation

Step 1

bring salted water to boil.
Add peas and cook until bright green (approx 5 min).
Drain and run under cold water.

Heat olive oil . Add leek, garlic and red pepper flakes, cooking until leek is soft. Add pastrami and cook for a few more minutes.
Transfer to a bowl.

Add peas and 1/2 tsp salt. Toss. Add vinegar. Season with more salt and pepper to taste and you might want to add more vinegar.