Name: Seared Sugar Snap Peas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil -; 1 pound sugar snap peas , strings removed -; 3 to 4 scallions or green onions, sliced on the diagonal -; Kosher salt -; pinch sugar -; Zest from 1 lemon -; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint -; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste -; lemon juice, to taste -

Ingredients for - Seared Sugar Snap Peas

1. 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2. 1 pound sugar snap peas , strings removed

3. 3 to 4 scallions or green onions, sliced on the diagonal

4. Kosher salt

5. pinch sugar

6. Zest from 1 lemon

7. 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

8. Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

9. lemon juice, to taste

How to cook deliciously - Seared Sugar Snap Peas

1 . Stage

Sauté sugar peas: Heat a large sauté pan on high heat for 1 minute. Add the olive oil to the hot pan and heat it until it shimmers, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the sugar peas and toss to coat with the oil. Sprinkle salt over them and toss again. Allow to cook, undisturbed, for 1 minute.

2 . Stage

Add green onions and sugar: Add the green onions and sprinkle with a pinch of sugar. Toss to combine. Let cook for 1 minute. Toss and cook untouched again, this time leaving everything undisturbed for 2 minutes.

3 . Stage

Turn off the heat, add seasonings: Mix in the lemon zest and mint, then add black pepper and lemon juice to taste: Serve at once.