PILAF OF BULGUR AND PEAS

210828 Atlanta, Ga (Doraville): Pilaf of Bulgur and Peas. Use any kind of peas or beans in this bulgur pilaf Ñ chickpeas, English peas, butterbeans, baby limas. A native of Israel, chef Shay Lavi has taken a shine to Southern field peas; he concocted this dish with fresh purple hulls. Photographed at Nur Kitchen on Buford Highway Sunday August 29, 2021. Photos for Food story on Israeli food with recipes and chef portraits, for 091621Israeli Styling by chef Shay Lavi. (Chris Hunt for The Atlanta Journal-constitution) 210828 Atlanta, Ga (Doraville): Pilaf of Bulgur and Peas. Use any kind of peas or beans in this bulgur pilaf Ñ chickpeas, English peas, butterbeans, baby limas. A native of Israel, chef Shay Lavi has taken a shine to Southern field peas; he concocted this dish with fresh purple hulls. Photographed at Nur Kitchen on Buford Highway Sunday August 29, 2021. Photos for Food story on Israeli food with recipes and chef portraits, for 091621Israeli Styling by chef Shay Lavi. (Chris Hunt for The Atlanta Journal-constitution)

Any kind of pea or bean will work here. Favas and chickpeas are classic. Chef Shay Lavi has taken a shine to Southern field peas and made this recipe with purple hulls.

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped white

onion

1 teaspoon finely minced garlic

⅓ cup shelled and cooked peas or beans 4 cups cooked coarse bulgur

½ cup vegetable stock (may use

chickpea broth, see intro) 1 tablespoon butter (optional)

Place olive oil in a medium saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Heat until oil glistens; add onion and saute for about 3-5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in peas, cooked bulgur and stock. Bring to a simmer, and turn heat down to low. Cook until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Stir in butter if using. Take off heat. Rest covered for about 5 minutes. Fluff with fork when ready to serve. Serves 4.

Per serving, without butter: 157 calories (percent of calories from fat, 20), 5 grams protein, 28 grams carbohydrates, 7 grams fiber, 4 grams total fat (1 gram saturated), no cholesterol, 89 milligrams sodium.