Chinese Snow Pea Salad Recipes

CHINESE RICE SALAD WITH SNOW PEAS

Steps:

• Steam the snow peas and broccoli until tender 3-5 minutes and blanch.
• Put the salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss gently.
• Whisk all the ingredients for the dressing together.
• Pour over rice/vegetables.
• serve at room temperature.

CHINESE SNOW PEA SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl combine snow peas, chestnuts and radishes. Toss well to combine.
• In a seperate bowl wisk together oil, vinegar, honey, and celery seeds.
• Pour dressing over vegetables and toss.
• Chill 1 hour, tossing frequently.
• Serve.

CRISP SNOW PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Snip ends and remove string from snow peas. Fill a large bowl full of ice water.
• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil, and add snow peas and carrots.
• Cook just until snow peas turn bright green, about 15 seconds, drain and plunge into cold water. Drain well and pat dry.
• Cut snow peas diagonally into ½-inch (1-cm) wide pieces. Place in a bowl along with carrots.
• To prepare dressing, whisk soy with lemon juice, sesame oil, sugar and wasabi powder, making sure sugar and wasabi powder are dissolved.
• Stir with snow peas and carrots. Taste and add salt if needed. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

SNOW PEA SALAD WITH SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• Stack several snow peas and slice on the diagonal into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Repeat to slice remaining peas.
• In a large bowl, whisk vegetable oil, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, sugar, and mustard until well combined.
• Add sliced snow peas and 1 tablespoon green onions; mix to coat. Cover and chill until cold, at least 1 hour, or up to 1 day.
• Just before serving, mound salad on a platter and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon green onions and the sesame seeds.

CHINESE SUGAR SNAP PEA SALAD

Steps:

• To prepare dressing, heat oil in a small sauce pan over med heat, add ginger; saute 2 minutes. Add garlic and red pepper, cook 1 minute more. Stir in oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar and salt bring to a simmer. Remove from heat, cool.
• To prepare the salad, cook peas in boiling water 30 seconds.** Drain and rinse in cold water. combine peas and remaining ingredients except sesame seeds. Drizzle dressing over salad, toss well. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• **I've also cooked them in a 'made for the microwave' pot.
• They steam better!