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Buttered Snap Peas with Scallions and Ham

Sugar snaps boiled in well-salted water until crisp-tender, then tossed in a pan with golden ham, scallion, melting butter and a squeeze of lemon.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on18 min
  • Total23 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2 tspolive oil
  • 115 gbaked ham, cut into 6 to 12 mm cubes
  • 6scallions, whites cut into 6 mm segments, greens finely sliced and kept separate
  • 2 tbspunsalted butter
  • ¼ cupkosher salt, for the blanching water, plus more to taste
  • 450 gsugar snap peas, strings and ends removed
  • 1 tsplemon zest, grated, from 1 lemon
  • 1 tsplemon juice
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Peas
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Spring

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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