Snow Pea and Radish Salad with Crispy Capers
A fresh spring salad with crisp snow peas, buttercrunch lettuce and radishes, finished with creamy feta, fresh mint and crispy fried capers in a honey lemon dressing.
Ingredients
- 100 g snow peas
- 1 small buttercrunch lettuce
- 6-8 radishes
- 60 g feta crumbly
- 2 tbsp capers drained
- fresh mint leaves small handful
- 2 tbsp olive oil for frying
Honey Lemon Dressing
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 45 ml
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice 30 ml
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
- freshly ground black pepper
- salt if needed
Instructions
- Trim the snow peas and slice them thinly on a diagonal. Thinly slice the radishes. Separate the buttercrunch leaves and tear any large ones into pieces.
- Pat the capers very dry with paper towels. Heat the 2 tablespoons olive oil in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the capers and fry for 2 to 3 minutes, until they open up and become crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Whisk together the extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, honey, Dijon mustard and lemon zest (or shake it in a jar with a lid). Add plenty of black pepper. Taste before adding salt because the feta and capers will provide plenty of seasoning.
- Add the buttercrunch, snow peas and radishes to a large bowl. Drizzle with about two-thirds of the dressing and gently toss.
- Transfer to a platter. Crumble over the feta, then scatter over the crispy capers and a few torn mint leaves. Finish with the remaining dressing as needed and serve straight away.
Notes
Capers: Pat the capers very dry before frying to help them crisp and reduce splattering.
Salt: Taste the dressing before adding salt, as both the feta and capers are salty.
Serving: Add the crispy capers just before serving so they stay crunchy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serveCalories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 3gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 299mgPotassium: 87mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 343IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 1mg
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