Sugar Snap Pea, Red Pepper & Arugula Salad with Soy-Sesame Dressing
This quick, tasty and refreshing salad is made with crunchy-sweet sugar snap peas, red bell pepper and peppery arugula, and tossed with a light and flavorful soy sauce-sesame oil dressing.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
5 minCook
0 minReady
10 minLow in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon |
sesame oil
|
|
| 1 | tablespoons |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
ginger
peeled and minced |
|
| 1 | clove |
garlic
minced, 1 small clove |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
soy sauce, tamari
or to taste |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
rice vinegar
or to taste |
|
| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| ½ | each |
sweet red bell peppers
thinly sliced into strips |
|
| 12 | ounces |
sugar snap peas
|
*
|
| 8 | cups |
arugula (roquette)
loosely packed, prepared |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | ml |
sesame oil
|
|
| 15 | ml |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
ginger
peeled and minced |
|
| 1 | clove |
garlic
minced, 1 small clove |
|
| 15 | ml |
soy sauce, tamari
or to taste |
|
| 5 | ml |
rice vinegar
or to taste |
|
| 1 | x |
salt and black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| 0.5 | each |
sweet red bell peppers
thinly sliced into strips |
|
| 346.8 | ml/g |
sugar snap peas
|
*
|
| 1.9 | l |
arugula (roquette)
loosely packed, prepared |
|
Directions
In a small bowl, whisk together sesame oil, extra-virgin olive oil, ginger, garlic, rice vinegar, salt and black pepper to taste until well blended.
In a large mixing bowl, add the sugar snap peas and red bell peppers.
Pour dressing over the veggies, and toss until well coated.
Divide arugula among 4 individual serving plates.
Place equal amount of dressed sugar snap peas and bell peppers on top of each arugula bed.
Serve.
