Asian Sugar Snap Pea Appetizer

57 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 5 min
Ready In: 20 min

“Bursting with flavor, these Asian-inspired snap peas can be served hot as a side dish or chilled as a quick appetizer!” - by echomoon

Ingredients

1 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed
3 tablespoons garlic flavored olive oil
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
2 drops chili oil
1/4 teaspoon packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

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Original recipe yields 4 servings

Directions

Preheat the oven broiler, and move oven rack into the top position.
Place the snap peas onto a baking pan, drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat. Spread the snap peas out into a single layer.
Broil the snap peas in the preheated oven until tender, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix together the soy sauce, sesame oil, chili oil, brown sugar, and sesame seeds in a large bowl. When the snap peas come out of the oven, toss them immediately with the sauce.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
184 cal
9%

Fat
12.9 g
20%

Carbs
12.3 g
4%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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momof3

Jun. 12, 2008

"Recipe flavors were good however I would make a couple changes. Omit the first step re: putting on the oil then cooking for 5 mins. Instead, put on the the soy mixture in the beginning and then broil ..." See morefor about 3 mins. Much better. The oil in the beginning prevents the soy mixture from adhering to the peas. "

Tracey

Jun. 27, 2007

"Delicious hot, better at room temp - which was perfect since I brought it to a potluck. The dish got rave reviews. I made a few changes for personal taste and lack of listed ingredients: 1 clove of..." See more minced garlic added to the olive oil instead of the garlic flavored oil; 10 drops of Tabasco instead of chili oil, but next time I'll add more; and more brown sugar - about two tablespoons - yum! I used sugar snap peas fresh picked from my garden and they retained their crunch even when I ate the leftovers later. This one's a keeper!"

ZELDA3333

Aug. 26, 2007

"Fantastic! To keep the calories down even more I broiled the peas with out oil. I don't think they need it! Then added fresh garlic to the soy sauce, used crushed red pepper flakes instead of the chi..." See moreli and I doubled the sugar, sesame oil is perfect. Loved it! Can't wait to make this with green beans too. Next time I will sprinkle the sesame seeds on right before serving so they don't sink to the bottom with the sauce."

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