Description
This Sugar Snap Pea Salad is crisp, fresh, and packed with vibrant spring flavors. Sweet snap peas, crunchy vegetables, and a light lemon-herb dressing make this a perfect quick side dish for BBQs, picnics, or healthy weekday meals.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar snap peas, trimmed
- 1 cup cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup radishes, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
For the Dressing
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
Instructions
- Prep vegetables: Trim snap peas and slice cucumbers, radishes, and red onion.
- Make dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Combine salad: In a large bowl, add snap peas, cucumber, radishes, red onion, mint, and parsley.
- Pour dressing over the salad and toss gently to coat evenly.
- Add feta: Sprinkle feta cheese on top and lightly mix.
- Serve immediately or chill for 10–15 minutes before serving for enhanced flavor.
Notes
For extra crunch, add toasted almonds or sunflower seeds. You can also swap feta for goat cheese or omit cheese for a dairy-free version.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: sugar snap pea salad, snap pea recipe, healthy spring salad, crisp vegetable salad, easy side dish salad
