Give Peas a Chance Salad
Brighten up your table with the vibrant and refreshing "Give Peas a Chance Salad," a celebration of crisp, garden-fresh flavors! This quick and easy salad combines tender peas, crunchy cucumbers, and zesty radishes with sweet red bell pepper and fragrant parsley for a medley of textures and colors. Tossed in a tangy homemade dressing of extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, honey, and Dijon mustard, every bite is bursting with flavor. Ready in just 20 minutes and requiring no cooking, this healthy salad is perfect as a light lunch, a colorful side dish, or a crowd-pleasing addition to your next potluck. Packed with seasonal vegetables and a hint of sweetness, this salad will make you fall in love with peas all over again.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh peas (or frozen, thawed)
- 1 large cucumber, diced
- 5 medium radishes, thinly sliced
- 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
- 3 stalks green onions, thinly sliced
- 0.25 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions
Prepare the peas by blanching them if using fresh peas. Bring a small pot of water to a boil, add the peas, and cook for 2 minutes. Drain immediately and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. If using thawed frozen peas, skip this step.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the peas, diced cucumber, sliced radishes, diced red bell pepper, green onions, and chopped parsley.
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, Dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper to create the dressing.
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine, ensuring all the vegetables are evenly coated.
Allow the salad to sit for 10 minutes to let the flavors meld together. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Enjoy this crisp and colorful salad as a side dish or a light and healthy meal.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
846 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 46.0 g | 59% | |
| Saturated Fat | 6.7 g | 34% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 1405 mg | 61% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 91.3 g | 33% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 28.7 g | 102% | |
| Total Sugars | 41.3 g | ||
| Protein | 27.8 g | 56% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 345 mg | 27% | |
| Iron | 11.9 mg | 66% | |
| Potassium | 2479 mg | 53% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
