Green Pea And Broccoli Salad With Mint Dressing

Total Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups fresh green peas (or frozen and thawed green peas)
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 2 stalks celery & leaves, sliced
• 2 ounces sliced pimiento, drained (or red bell pepper)
• 1 medium red onion, halved and sliced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash black pepper

Recipe

• 1 mint dressing: prepare dressing by combining all ingredients in a bowl and whisking. yields 1/3 cup.
• 2 in pot boil green peas for approximately 2 minutes just until tender. do not overcook. drain and rinse under cold water. transfer to serving bowl.
• 3 blanch the broccoli florets in the same pot of boiling water for 3-5 minutes or just until bright green. drain.
• 4 plunge broccoli into bowl of ice water to halt the cooking process. let stand 10 minutes then drain well. combine the broccoli with the green peas.
• 5 stir in the celery, pimiento, and red onion. add the salad dressing and toss to coat.