Three Pea Salad with Sweet Vinegar and Oil Dressing

It’s spring, it’s spring, it’s spring!! I love a fresh pea salad, especially when it’s paired with mint. I was able to find fresh pea shoots and fresh sugar snaps at Trader Joe’s, so I wanted to do something light, simple and fresh. This salad is just slightly sweet and so crunchy from all the fresh peas. Honestly, I could eat this every day and be happy. You could make this an easy main meal by chopping up some ham or bacon and adding some diced cheddar cheese. PS-it’s spring!

Ingredients (serves 4 as a side):

Sweet Vinegar and Oil Dressing:

½ cup apple cider vinegar

2 Tablespoons canola oil

2 Tablespoons sugar

½ teaspoon garlic salt

½ teaspoon celery salt

¼ teaspoon dry mustard (optional, but awesome)

Freshly cracked black pepper and kosher salt, to taste

Three Pea Salad:

2 cups frozen sweet peas, thawed

1 cup sugar snap peas, cut in half

1 cup fresh pea shoots

2 large radishes, thinly sliced

2 green onions, sliced

4 fresh mint leaves, cut into thin strips

For serving:

Iceberg lettuce leaves

Sliced hard cooked eggs

Directions: Couldn’t be simpler: Whisk the dressing ingredients in a mixing bowl then taste and adjust seasonings to your liking. Toss in the salad ingredients, stir and let sit in the refrigerator for an hour or two.

Remove the salad from the fridge, drain off any excess liquid and plate on large iceberg lettuce leaves. Put a sliced hard cooked egg on the side.