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Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Radishes, Mint, and Ricotta

May 23, 2019 by Kathryn 5 Comments

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This refreshing and easy sugar snap pea salad only requires 4 ingredients that are all tossed in a homemade, zesty lemon balsamic vinaigrette.

The secret to making salads (in general)

Our friend Evan makes the best salads. Like ever. Who knew salads could be so hard to master? Once you have one of his salads though, you feel like every salad you've ever done is an inadequate mess. He comes to dinner parties, brings a few ingredients from Whole Foods and seems to just effortlessly toss all of the ingredients together to make the tastiest salad. They're innovative, fresh, and atypical. They're always a great escape from your typical caesar, garden, or spring ones.

When I asked Evan what makes his salads so good, do you know his one secret? He uses fresh herbs. GENIUS. It makes such a huge difference.

Sugar snap pea salad is perfect for spring

This sugar snap pea salad, which I adapted from Melissa Clark's of NYT, reminds me of Evan's salads. It's not your standard lettuce-based salad and contains Evan's secret weapon of fresh herbs -- in this case mint. This sugar snap pea salad contains just four simple, genius ingredients: sugar snap peas, radishes, ricotta and mint all tossed in a light and zesty lemon balsamic vinaigrette.

aerial shot of all ingredients needed for salad: ricotta, mint, lemon, sugar snap peas, and radishes.

I mean, when's the last time you had ricotta in a salad? It's a must.

Drooooooooooooooooooooool town.

aerial view of sugar snap pea salad tossed in lemon balsamic vinaigrette

Melissa Clark's' original recipe calls for ricotta salata, which is just Italian ricotta cheese that's been pressed, salted, and aged for at least 90 days to make a firmer texture. I can't readily find ricotta salata, but whole milk ricotta is a great substitute. Just make sure to generously salt and pepper your ricotta and let it sit out for an hour if you can. I always find cheese is much better if it's not really cold from the refrigerator.

aerial view of salad on a white tray

What can I pair with this salad?

This salad in all of its simplicity is a perfect salad to serve with a piece of fish (like this slow-roasted salmon) or baked chicken. For the meal we just recently ate, I baked chicken thighs with the remaining lemon leftover from making this salad at 375 for 30 minutes then under the broiler for another 3 minutes to get the skin nice and crispy.

This would be a perfect salad for eating on the porch on a hot summer night...maybe with a glass of rose? Okay, definitely with a glass of rose. Maybe serve this easy dairy-free chocolate cake after eating so healthy? 🙂

roasted chicken thigh with salad on white plate

As always, if you make something from the website, be sure to comment below or tag me on Insta @wornslapout. I absolutely love hearing that you've tried something from the ole blog!

xxox

Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Radishes, Mint, and Ricotta

This refreshing, summery salad is perfect for an evening on the porch and a glass of rose.
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: sugar snap pea salad, sugar snap peas
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: adapted from Melissa Clark

Ingredients

For the salad

  • ½ cup radishes, sliced thin
  • 1 ½ cups sugar snap peas, sliced lengthwise
  • ½ cup mint, torn in small pieces
  • ¾ cup whole milk ricotta
  • salt and pepper, to taste

For the dressing

  • ½ garlic clove, minced then smashed into paste
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • zest from half a lemon
  • 2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Toss sugar snap peas, mint, and little spoonfuls of well salt and peppered ricotta in a medium-sized bowl.
  • In a smaller bowl, whisk garlic paste, lemon juice, lemon zest, and balsamic vinegar together. Slowly whisk in olive oil while whisking stirring. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Toss dressing in salad until well-coated. Enjoy!

Notes

I just make a garlic paste by cutting the garlic into slivers, then smashing the slivers with the flat end of my knife.  Easy peasy.
sugar snap pea salad on a white tray with bowl of lemon balsamic vinaigrette and whisk next to it

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  1. John

    June 17, 2021 at 5:27 pm

    5 stars
    So fresh - great with chicken or fish!

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    • Kathryn

      June 24, 2021 at 2:39 pm

      Such a perfect spring/summer salad to eat all the time!

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