The Greenest Green Salad
Updated July 10, 2020
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2cups snap peas, trimmed
- 2hearts of romaine lettuce, washed and cut into bite-size pieces
- 2Persian or Japanese cucumbers, diced
- 2green onions, thinly sliced
- 1ripe avocado, cubed
- 1recipe green goddess dressing
Preparation
- Step 1
Line a large plate with paper towels. Set aside. Bring a medium saucepan of generously salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the snap peas, and cook until just tender, about 90 seconds. Use a strainer to remove the peas onto the prepared plate, and spread out in a single layer. Allow to cool and dry completely (the dressing won’t stick to a wet snap pea). Cut each pea in half crosswise on the bias.
- Step 2
In a large bowl, combine the snap peas, romaine, cucumbers and green onions. Mix well to combine. Add the avocado and about half the dressing. Mix gently with your hands until the salad is well coated with dressing, adding more if necessary. Taste, and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve cold, immediately. Cover and refrigerate remaining dressing for up to 1 week.
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Comments
These are snap peas we're talking about, not individual peas. pile them up and slice. There's only two cups. Shouldn't take more than a minute.
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Holy cow. This salad was so good I nearly forgot my own name. I did not have the snap peas, so I added some jicama for sweetness. I used basil, mint, dill, chives and parsley in the dressing. Served along side a perfect piece of salmon. To die for!
I didn’t have cucumber so I substituted an ear of cooked corn kernels … the salad was a hit!
One of my go-to recipes on NYTimes Cooking. I've made it many times, and it is always a crowd pleaser. At my market, snap peas come in smaller packets. I've learned to buy 2 and use both, as they're a favorite part of the salad for me. The leftover dressing MUST be used! It's wonderful on so many things. I love to dress plain romaine with it, roast a salmon filet, and toss it all together for a simple and lovely lunch. 5 stars. Highly recommend.
Mix with your hands?!? Unless you're making this in a cave or your backyard or something with no tools for crying out loud, use tongs or something.