Description
My Spring Pea Salad is fresh, vibrant, and easy to make. Perfect for springtime meals, this salad combines sweet peas, crisp greens, radishes, feta, and a zesty lemon dressing for a healthy, colorful dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g fresh or frozen peas
- 100g baby spinach or mixed greens
- 50g radishes, thinly sliced
- 50g crumbled feta cheese
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp honey or maple syrup
- Fresh mint leaves, torn
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Blanch frozen peas in boiling water for 2 minutes, then rinse under cold water and drain.
- In a large bowl, combine peas, spinach, radishes, and red onion.
- Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper for the dressing.
- Pour dressing over salad and gently toss to combine.
- Sprinkle crumbled feta and torn mint leaves on top before serving.
- Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
Notes
Use fresh peas for the sweetest flavor. Toss dressing just before serving to keep greens crisp. Add toasted nuts for extra crunch.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg