Ginger Snow Peas

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Sometimes, the best dish is the one you have no recipe for. The one you make

when you want something quick and good, and you can throw it together in a

matter of minutes. My staple is a quick stirfry. I normally keep a pretty good

selection of fresh vegetables on hand (which makes sense, being a vegetarian)

and it literally takes about 3.2 seconds to have one on the table. My favorites

are either a strictly vegetable stirfry, or I'll use leftover quinoa, and make a

fried " rice " with vegetables. The other day, I made a lovely Sesame Soba Noodle

Salad, and I had some snowpeas left in the refrigerator. In the midst of my

" cleaning out the pantry " day, I decided to make one of my most favorite snow

pea dishes, Ginger Snow Peas.

I'm not providing a formal recipe, because honestly, this dish is so easy and

can be changed in so many ways. But it's so fresh tasting, I just had to share.

I start with a combination of hot chili sesame oil and regular sesame oil in the

bottom of my wok. Once that's nice and hot, I throw in some thinly sliced red

onion. AFter a few minutes, I toss in some minced fresh ginger and garlic,

stirring for a couple seconds. I then throw in the snow peas, and cook for a

minute or so. (I love my snow peas to still be a tad crunchy). At the very end,

I toss in some fresh lemon juice, stir a few more times, and remove from heat.

The picture can be seen at http://28cooks.blogspot.com

I would love to hear from others, what their favorite non-recipes are!

 

Enjoy!

Christiane