Sugar Snap Salad
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Author Notes: Some of the first things I can harvest from my veggie garden are salad greens and sugar snap peas. I decided to turn them into a summery salad. - hardlikearmour
Serves 2
- 3 large handfuls mixed salad greens
- 2 large handfuls sugar snap peas
- 2 tablespoons finely minced red onion
- 1 ounce ricotta salata grated with the fine teeth of a box grater (about 1/4 cup)
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- pinch sugar (optional)
- Wash and dry your salad greens, then tear into bite-sized pieces. (I do this all in my salad spinner.) Set aside.
- Cut the sugar snap peas into thin slices on the bias, discarding the stem ends. (Slice several at once to save time.) Place in a bowl. Add the minced red onion and ricotta salata and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Whisk the vinegar, mustard, olive oil in a bowl until emulsified. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add a pinch of sugar if the acidity needs to be softened.
- Pour about 1/4 of the dressing into the bowl with the pea mixture. Stir until peas are evenly coated with dressing. Set aside. Add salad greens to bowl with dressing, and toss to coat.
- Divide greens evenly between 2 plates, then top each serving with half of the pea mixture. Grate more fresh pepper on top of desired.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dish in the Raw
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almost 2 years ago gingerroot
Not sure how I missed this. Yum!
almost 2 years ago lorigoldsby
Wow! Another bada$$ recipe! Love the texture of the ricotta run through the box cutter.
almost 2 years ago hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour is a trusted home cook.
the ricotta salata grates pretty well. A few chunks crumble off so you get a nice cook's treat in the process!
almost 2 years ago lapadia
This is what we have growing...finally, it's been a cool season! Nice recipe, love ricotta that ricotta salata.
almost 2 years ago hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour is a trusted home cook.
I feel your pain, literally. I just hope we don't have another cold, wet summer!
almost 2 years ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
Simple and elegant - a great summer salad indeed!
almost 2 years ago hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour is a trusted home cook.
thanks, mrsL. I'm always excited to use things from my garden!
almost 2 years ago boulangere
Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
What beautiful, bright, fresh flavors.
almost 2 years ago hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour is a trusted home cook.
Thanks, boulangere!
almost 2 years ago Sagegreen
Nice. Fresh is always incredible. This is like a summary of your summery garden.
almost 2 years ago hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour is a trusted home cook.
LOL! Thanks, Sagegreen!