Pea Mash Dip

I have a jar of preserved lemons that I bought for an Indian meal I was making.  Unfortunately they don’t sell them in two lemon jars so now I have to find a bunch of ways to use up the 20 lemons still left in the jar.

This is a perfect way to incorporate the lemons into basic ingredients to make a healthy dip that is spicy and exotic.

2 c. frozen green peas- cooked until they are just warm

2 cloves of garlic

12 fresh mint leaves

Rind of a preserved lemon

1 T. fresh lemon juice

Red pepper flakes – a few to start and add to make it as spicy as you want.

1 t. olive oil

Salt and pepper

Prep the preserved lemon by washing it first and then cut it open and cut out all the inside and discard it.  Cut the rind into eighths.  Put the lemon and all the other ingredients into the Cuisneart and run it a few times until it is mashed up.

Serve it with crackers or carrots.