Snap Pea Salad
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5
Snap Pea Salad
Description
This salad highlights fresh sugar snap peas trimmed and halved, balanced with diced red bell pepper, red onion, and cucumber for a refreshing mix of textures and colors. The dressing, made from toasted sesame oil, tamari soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, grated fresh ginger, sugar, prepared wasabi sauce, and an optional pinch of salt, provides a savory, tangy, and slightly spicy note with pronounced sesame aroma.
The snap peas can be served raw for maximum crunch or briefly blanched for a slight tenderizing while retaining bright color. Tossing the vegetables with toasted sesame seeds adds a nutty flavor and subtle crunch. The salad is ideal as a light side dish or starter.
Adjust the dressing quantities to taste to avoid overdressing, maintaining a fresh and balanced salad. Refrigerate if not serving immediately to keep the snap peas crisp.
Ingredients
snap pea salad
- 1 lb sugar snap peas
- 1 red bell pepper cut in small dice
- 1/4 small onion red, thinly slivered
- 1 cucumber mini or baby, diced
- 2 Tbsp sesame seeds toasted
toasted sesame dressing
- 3 Tbsp sesame oil toasted
- 1 Tbsp tamari soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp ginger grated fresh, or more to taste
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp wasabi sauce prepared, or more to taste
- salt pinch, if needed
Instructions
- Whisk together the dressing ingredients and taste to adjust it to your liking.
- You can use your snap peas raw, or you can briefly blanch them to tenderize them, it's your choice. If you want to blanch them, bring a few inches of water to a boil in a large pot and drop the peas in for 1-2 minutes only, giving them a stir once or twice so they cook evenly. Then drain and plunge the peas into ice water to stop the cooking. Drain on paper towels so the pods are not wet.
- Trim the stem ends from the snap peas and cut in half. Add to a salad bowl.
- Add the bell peppers, onions, cucumber, and sesame seeds to the bowl. Toss with enough dressing to moisten but not drench the salad, you may not need all of it.
- Serve right away or refrigerate until needed.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 86 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 86kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 128mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 135mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 621IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 35mg | 39% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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5
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