Blog / July 1, 2022

Sautéed Snap Pea and Cucumber Salad

A creative take on a traditional pairing! Cucumber and snap peas go very well together, and the added combination of a slight sauté makes this salad stand out from the rest!

The other zoodle! In many recipes, I love to utilize a zucchini noodle (zoodle), as they are so easy to substitute and add a lot of nutritional value. It was not until recently that I started to dip my toe into the waters of ‘zoodle’ as a concept, and explore other ways to use this idea (check out asparagus and zoodles recipes). The cucumber makes a great ribbon, especially if you keep the skin on to hold it together, and makes for a beautiful base for the dish! Added benefit here was that the thin, raw cucumber kept the salad fresh and crunchy, despite the fact that the sautéed cucumbers brought a tenderness. Overall a great combination!

Small but mighty. A real star in this salad sneaking in as the underweight champion actually turned out to be the shallot! While almost unnoticed in preparation, the small onion like bulb cooked down just enough to give a little kick of an almost garlic-y flavor to the vegetables that the cucumber really absorbed. As opposed to having a raw salad, even when this entire salad was chilled, the shallot flavor still came through and made for a nice dressing for the whole dish!

This recipe was inspired by the Tour of the Markets, where I try to use a seasonal ingredient in a new and creative way. If you haven’t been following, I’d love to have you along for the journey!

Looking for more ways to use your snap peas? Try out some other creative ways!

Pea Shoot Breakfast Stir Fry

Slivered Sugar Snap Peas with a Honey Goat Cheese Vinaigrette

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