July- Sugar Snap Peas with ginger soy dressing

[bogglefan]

This is a great summer salad/side dish. I made it the other day subsitituting scallion for the pepper and using pre-cut carrots from the store. The sauce is not difficult to make and has a great light asian flavor that works really well. I will definately make this again.

[emilycat]

Just wanted to add my kudos to this dish -- the sauce has great flavor, although I did steam all the vegetables instead of just the peas -- served this over whole wheat angel hair for a main dish. :)

[KValley]

I just made this tonight- really wonderful. The presentation is lovely- bright green peas, bright red peppers, creamy white water chestnuts.

I used Thai fish sauce that I had on hand, instead of oyster sauce. Emily- great idea to serve this over pasta- I have some spelt fettucine to use up and tomorrow's dinner will combine the two.

I had the salad with a CL Salmon recipe that I don't believe was mentioned in the recent Favorite Salmon Recipe thread: Soy Salmon from CL Complete. It was so simple (dark beer, soy sauce, garlic, lemon juice)- I had all the ingredients on hand. It took 10 minutes to assemble; I left it to marinade and took the dog for a walk. It is delicious- a definite repeat. Instead of the chutney recommended, I served it with a Roasted Tomato and Garlic sauce I made yesterday (Vegetable Heaven recipe).

I also had a green salad topped with sauteed Walla Walla sweet onion, sliced avocado, feta cheese, julienned carrots. The warm onions melted the feta- heavenly.

A Covey Run Fume Blanc (Washington State) brought out the ginger in the pea salad and the sweetness of the onions- a perfect meal on a hot summer's night.

[kima]

OOH JUlie you're dinner sounds devine! I must say again how impressed I am by the wonderful meals you make for yourself. I am afraid when I am alone its grill cheese sandwiches or scrambled eggs. You have my admiration!:o

[KValley]

Hee hee- I'm having leftover backup in the fridge again. I think it took me a week to eat the Curried Couscous with Cranberries a while back. Add these leftovers to an enormous dish of baked quinoa and yams that I just had to try (never mind quartering or even halving the recipe) and I could feed most of New Zealand, including the sheep!

Wanna come over for lunch, then dinner, than lunch again? Salmon's great for breakfast, too! :p

[Chocolate Rose]

Since there is still no sign of my May issue I made this recipe tonight and we really enjoyed it. I have a question though. I'm wondering if anyone has made this and then chilled it before eating. When we ate it, the peas were still slightly warm from being boiled. Like I said, we really enjoyed it but would also like to try it as a cold salad.

Here's the recipe for anyone who would like it:


* Exported from MasterCook *

Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Sweet Ginger-Soy Dressing ~ 1 Pt.

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 5 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Salads & Dressings Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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DRESSING:
1 tablespoon fresh ginger -- minced
1 tablespoon garlic -- minced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
SALAD:
1 pound sugar snap peas -- trimmed
1/2 cup carrot -- julienned
1/2 cup mushroom -- sliced
1/2 cup red bell pepper -- julienned
2 teaspoons sesame seeds

To prepare dressing, heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add ginger; saute 2 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper; cook 1 minute. Stir in oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and salt; bring to a simmer. Remove from heat; cool.

To prepare salad, cook peas in boiling water 30 seconds. Drain and rinse with cold water. Combine peas, carrot, and next 3 ingredients. Drizzle dressing over salad; toss well. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Yield: 5 servings (serving size: 1 cup).

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 34 Calories; 1g Fat (17.3% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 287mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.


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