Snap Pea Salad with Zesty Lemon Vinaigrette (15-Min Recipe)

This snap pea salad? It’s not just good … it’s aligned.
Light yet satisfying. Fast yet intentional. Bright, bold, and a little unexpected. 👀✨

The kind of recipe that reminds you: nourishing your body doesn’t have to feel like a chore.
It can feel like a celebration. A choice made with clarity (because these ingredients actually help your mind feel clear, too 🫶🏼)

This is how I coach, too.
We cut the noise, simplify the steps, and choose ingredients (and habits, and thoughts) that actually support you.
Not out of restriction. Out of resonance.

And yes … it tastes even better than it looks.
Save this one, tribe. You’ll want to make it again.

↓ Recipe below!

Snap Pea Salad with Zesty Lemon Vinaigrette

takes 15 minutes 🫛

Salad ingredients:

~ 4 cups finely chopped snap peas

~ 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, or mint or tarragon (plus more for garnish)

~ 1/4 finely chopped dry roasted & salted pistachios, or any nut / seed (plus more for garnish)

~ (optional) 1/8-1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

For the sauce:

~ 2 tbsp lemon juice

~ 2 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil

~ 1 clone garlic minced or grated

~ 1 & 1/2 tsp dijon mustard (check the label … some add sugar 🫣)

~ 1 tsp maple syrup or honey

~ (optional) 2 tbsp finely chopped shallot

~ 1/2 tsp sea salt or more to taste

~ 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions:

🫛 in a large bowl, combine all of the sauce ingredients and mix really well

🫛 to the same bowl, add all of the salad ingredients

🫛 toss to combine and coat with the sauce

🫛 taste to adjust as needed, adding more lemon juice for brightness, or salt to taste

🫛 garnish with additional basil and pistachios and the red pepper flakes (optional)

🫛 serve right away!

recipe by @minimalistbaker