Sesame Sugar Snap Peas
Spice up your side dishes with these perfectly steamed sugar snap peas, coated in sesame oil, adorned with toasted sesame seeds, and finished with a touch of salt and a hint of heat from hot pepper flakes.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- ½ pound stringless sugar snap peas sub snow peas if needed
- ⅔ cup water
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon hot pepper flakes or to taste
Instructions
- Add sesame seeds to a dry pan. Toast sesame seeds for 3-5 minutes over medium-high heat, using a spatula to toss around sesame seeds to evenly toast. Remove sesames from pan when they turn golden brown and set aside to cool.
- In a small pot, add sugar snap peas and water. Cover pot and let snap peas steam over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes until snap peas are bright green and al dente.
- Drain water from pot and add sesame oil, sesame seeds, hot pepper flakes, and salt. Stir, or shake pot with top on to combine. Serve warm.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 43kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 78mg | Potassium: 116mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 635IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg