I am replanting seeds for snap peas. Try, try again. Maybe we won’t get drought in August. Meanwhile, the farmer’s markets have locally grown snap peas and they are sugary and delicious.
They are not only sweetly refreshing eaten out of hand–a great way to introduce kids to veggies they will love–but they add a delightful crunch to any salad.
This afternoon I threw together baby spinach, corn [straight from the just-cooked cob], a small can of light-meat tuna and a handful of snap peas sliced on the bias and tossed right in. I used a Japanese ginger dressing but any oil and vinegar blend would work as well. Or your favorite dressing. The nice thing about a spinach salad is that it doesn’t need a drenching of dressing. Just a little goes a long way.