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Lemon Sesame Sugar Snap Peas

A citrusy and tasty vegetable side dish – Stir-fried Lemon Sesame Sugar Snap Peas! Serve with a meal as a side, eat alone for a sweet tangy snack, or add to pasta and salads. Naturally vegan and gluten-free.

A citrusy and tasty vegetable side dish - Stir-fried Lemon Sesame Sugar Snap Peas! Eat as is for a side, add to pasta or salads.

Ever had sugar snap peas?

This spring-time vegetable can be eaten whole, pod included (unlike say, edamame) and they are a sweet and crunchy snack all on their own.

But you can also stir-fry them!

Being that this was the first time I had cooked with them myself, I of course turned to my trusted Flavor Bible for ideas.

Sugar Snap Peas go great with oils (especially sesame and olive), lemons, mint and mushrooms. Lemon and sesame seemed like a good idea to try, especially seeing how I had a bunch of sesame seeds in my pantry.

Normally I don’t have plain sesame oil on hand, just toasted. Toasted has a pretty strong flavor so I was a little apprehensive about stir-frying with it, so I went with extra virgin olive oil.

But you can try the stir-fry with plain sesame oil if you have some!

A citrusy and tasty vegetable side dish - Stir-fried Lemon Sesame Sugar Snap Peas! Eat as is for a side, add to pasta or salads.

Snap peas are very delicate so you don’t want to cook them too long – a few minutes max.

Top with lemon juice, sesame seeds, and lemon zest if you’re feeling zesty.

And if you want an extra dimension of flavor – you can top it with (a small amount of) that TOASTED sesame oil! A little goes a long way.

ALSO: They go great with soba noodles.

A citrusy and tasty vegetable side dish - Stir-fried Lemon Sesame Sugar Snap Peas! Eat as is for a side, add to pasta or salads.

Bonus points for sugar snap peas: they have 5 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber for each 1-cup serving!

How do you eat snap peas?

Yield: 2 cups

Lemon Sesame Sugar Snap Peas

A citrusy and tasty vegetable side dish - Stir-fried Lemon Sesame Sugar Snap Peas! Eat as is for a side, add to pasta or salads.

A citrusy and tasty vegetable side dish - Stir-fried Lemon Sesame Sugar Snap Peas! Serve with a meal as a side, eat alone for a sweet tangy snack, or add to pasta and salads. Naturally vegan and gluten-free.

Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (or plain sesame oil)
  • 2 cups sugar snap peas (trimming the stems if necessary)
  • 1/2 organic lemon, juiced and zested
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, for serving
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
  2.  Add sugar snap peas and lightly cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring continuously. Remove from heat. 
  3. Top with lemon juice, lemon zest, sesame seeds and toasted sesame oil (if using). 
  4. Serve as a side, on top of a salad or pasta! (Check out the recipe with soba noodles too!)

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1/2 cup

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 86Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 4mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 3g

Nutrition information is calculated automatically by an online tool at Nutritionix. It is not always accurate. Please use your own tools to check if you rely on this information.

A citrusy and tasty vegetable side dish - Stir-fried Lemon Sesame Sugar Snap Peas! Serve with a meal as a side, eat alone for a sweet tangy snack, or add to pasta and salads. Naturally vegan and gluten-free.

 

 

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Gina

Thursday 7th of June 2018

These were amaaaaaazing! The perfect side dish.

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