Sugar Snap Peas with Sesame-Orange Dressing

Name: Sugar Snap Peas with Sesame-Orange Dressing
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon, table salt; 4 cups, sugar snap peas (about 1 pound), stems snipped off and strings removed if needed; 2 teaspoons, sesame seeds; 2 tablespoons, orange juice; 2 tablespoons, rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon, honey; 1/2 teaspoon, soy sauce; 1 , scallion (white and green parts), sliced thin; 1/2 teaspoon, minced fresh ginger; 2 tablespoons, peanut oil; 1 teaspoon, toasted sesame oil; , Salt and ground black pepper

Side Dishes
Vegetables
Quick
Vegetarian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1997

Blanching followed by an immediate shock in ice water yields tender peas that hold their shape.

SERVES 6

TIME 35 minutes

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