Snow Peas/ Green Beans and Baby Lettuce Salad
Preparation Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Serves about 4 to 5
Ingredients
Baby lettuce heads 3
Snow peas 1 cup
Green Beans diced 1 cup
Cranberries 2 tbsp
Flax seeds 2 tsp
For the dressing
Extra virgin olive oil or flavored olive oil like Meyer lemon or Basil
If using EVOO- 2 tbsp, add 1 tsp of lemon rind
Balsamic vinegar – 2 tbsp
Salt
Pepper
Method
Roughly tear the lettuce leaves and wash them well to remove all the dirt. In a salad spinner, dry the leaves so that all the water has practically dried
Boil about a quart of water and add salt about 2 tbsp. Toss the snow peas and green beans in the boiling water for about 2 minutes. Remove them and shock them instantly in ice cold water to stop carry over cooking. Drain the water. Roughly chop the snow peas
Toss them with the lettuce. Add the cranberries and flax seeds
Whisk in the dressing to form an emulsion and add it to the salad just before serving