These easy Sauteed Snap Peas are ready in about ten minutes, making this recipe a perfect Easter vegetable side dish.
Quickly toasted pine nuts give a great texture to this warm snap pea salad / side dish.
In addition to being a simple and delicious holiday side dish, this snap pea recipe pairs wonderfully with every day meals too like pork chops, grilled steaks or even chicken wings!
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Simple, beautiful and delicious are perfect ways to describe this side dish.
Tender-crisp sugar snap peas are sauteed and tossed with garlic, green onion and buttery, nutty tasting pine nuts.
When toasting the pine nuts, keep a close watch on them because they can go from perfection to burned in a matter of seconds and let's face it, they're too expensive to waste.
What are snap peas
Sugar snap peas are actually a hybrid pea. They are a cross between snow peas and regular garden peas. The best part of snap peas is that the plump pod is edible. No need to shell these types of peas.
Fun tidbit of information, snap peas are actually really easy to grow in a garden. I do it every summer. They are a spring crop here in Massachusetts.
Try pairing this green pea side dish with these recipes:
If you're in the market for a great skillet to prepare snap peas and other great dishes in, consider this Ninja Skillet - I purchased it one year ago and absolutely love it still.
I would like to add a quick disclaimer because most of my regular readers know my daughter has a nut allergy.
This recipe was created prior to her developing or us knowing about her tree nut allergy. When cooking with nuts, always take allergies into consideration and know your guests restrictions.
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Easy Sauteed Snap Peas
Ingredients
- ⅛ Cup Pine Nuts
- 1 Tablespoon Oil EVOO or choice of oil
- 5 Ounces Snap Peas halved at an angle
- 2 Green onions sliced
- 2 Cloves Garlic minced
- 2 Tablespoon Cilantro freshly chopped
- ½ to 1 Teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Toast pine nuts in a large dry non-stick skillet over medium heat, stirring a few times (about 4 to 5 minutes). Keep a close eye on them as to not let them burn. Remove pine nuts from pan and set aside.
- Return pan back to heat, add oil to pan. Add snap peas, cook 1-2 minutes, stirring. Add green onions and garlic and cook another 1-2 minutes. Stir in cilantro and season with salt.
- Top with pine nuts just prior to serving
Nutrition
Read about health benefits of snap peas as described on WebMD.
This recipe for Warm Snap Pea Salad was adapted from Cooking Club Magazine, Spring 2014.
Crystelle says
This looks so yummy AND healthy! Best of both worlds.... I love Snap Peas anyway
Easy Life Meal & Party Planning says
This really is a beautiful dish and it sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing on the Four Seasons Blog Hop.
Joanne T Ferguson says
G'day! Great side side that looks very healthy!
Great photos!
Cheers! Joanne
foodyschmoody says
Thank you Joanne!
Joybee says
This sounds like a delicious spring salad. I can't wait to try it and thanks for sharing on Great Idea Thursdays. I'm featuring this.
foodyschmoody says
Thank you Lili!
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says
This looks great, I love lighter dishes when the warmer weather makes an appearance.
linda spiker says
Such a beautiful dish! I love snap peas!
Joy @ Joy Love Food says
What a gorgeous dish, perfect for spring, the pine nuts are such a nice touch!
Himani Sawhney says
I love the combination of snap peas and pine nuts.
Michelle De La Cerda says
Looks like a lovely side dish to me. I'll need to pin this for later.
Healing Tomato says
It is always the simple dishes that look absolutely elegant. I can imagine seeing this being served at Downton Abbey. Very creative.
Manju | Cooking Curries says
This is just so perfect for spring! love it!