Fresh, vibrant, crunchy and delicious Sugar Snap Pea Salad with a fresh and zingy lemon, mustard, garlic vinaigrette. It makes a great warm-weather side or light meal.
PREP TIME: 15 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME: 15 minutesminutes
Servings: 6servings
Ingredients
For the dressing
1mediumlemon, juice only
2teaspoonsDijon mustard
2tablespoonswhite wine vinegar
1small clovegarlic, grated or minced finely
4 tablespoons (60mls)extra virgin olive oil, see recipe notes for oil-free option
½teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
½teaspoonfine salt
For the salad
1¾ cups (1 x 398 ml or 15oz)can white beans, such as cannelini, great northern, lima or gigante beans
15 oz (425 g)sugar snap peas
1 big handfulfresh dill, chopped (thick stems removed)
INSTRUCTIONS
To a small bowl or jar, add the lemon juice, mustard, vinegar, garlic, olive oil, pepper and salt. Whisk to combine or pop a lid on the jar and give it a good shake.
Drain and rinse the beans and add to a large bowl.
Wash and chop the sugar snap peas into bite sized pieces (I cut mine in half or into 3 pieces if they were quite big) and add them to the bowl with the beans.
Chop the dill into small pieces and add to the beans and peas.
Pour over the vinaigrette and toss to combine. If you have time, leave it to sit for about 15 minutes before serving so the flavours can blend.
NOTES
Quantities for white beans, sugar snap peas and fresh dill are a rough guide. You can use slightly more or less of each if you want to.Success Tips
Use fresh lemon juice from a lemon and not from a bottle. The flavour just doesn't compare.
Dried dill won't work in this recipe. Fresh dill is available from the produce department in most grocery stores.
Leave the salad to sit for at least 15 minutes so that the flavours can meld together and unite perfectly.
To make oil-freeTo make the vinaigrette oil-free you can simply omit the oil, or you can replace it with aquafaba (liquid from a can of chickpeas) to get a similar "clingy" effect. If you use aquafaba you will likely need to add less salt. Taste to check the seasoning and add a little as necessary.