Green Peas with Orange Dressing

This recipe started in 2005 when I saw a PBS show where Julia Childs had a guest chef. He was from France or Canada (by his accent) and spoke very calmly and softly. I don't know his name.

I haven't modified it much but these are the measurements I use. Don't obsess over being exact though.

This creates enough dressing for four individual salads.

8 Tbsp Mayonnaise	Add to small mixing bowl and stir together gently. Keep chilled. Use Mayo. Do not use “Miracle Whip” or “Salad Dressing”. If you don't have marmalade, you can use a single Tbsp of Orange Juice Concentrate straight from the can. Let it sit until it softens to the point that you can mix it into the mayonnaise (or melts completely).
1/4 tsp orange zest, fresh
1 1/2 Tbsp orange marmalade

Then, for each salad, you make it like this.

Fresh spinach leaves	Cover the center of a small individual salad plate with one layer of spinach leaves. Create a small pile of peas on top of the spinach and just off center. Spoon a 2 Tbsp blob of the dressing mixture onto the top of the pile of peas. Sprinkle a tiny bit of black pepper on top.
3 or 4 Tbsp frozen green peas
Black pepper

Delay about 15 minutes to serve until the peas thaw. If you wait too long, though, they will get soggy, warm or soft, all of which don't taste near as good.