Roasted Spring Sugar Snap Peas

A traditional Easter dinner is all about simplicity... and this recipe is as simple as you can get! A short roasting lets all the wonderful, sweet spring flavor of your sugar snap peas really shine through. This recipe cooks them just enough to get them piping hot... but they still have lots of crisp crunch.

Do your kids not get excited about the veggies served in your family's traditional Easter dinners? Well, they'll get excited about these crisp, delicious little morsels.

Recipe serves 6.

Ingredients:
1 lb. sugar snap peas, in pods
1 1/2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
Coarse sea salt
1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions: 1. Preheat your oven's broiler.

2. Toss peas with olive oil and salt.

3. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet in a single layer.

4. Roast 2-5 minutes (depending on how hot your broiler gets), flipping peas once. They should start to get brown spots on them when they're done.

5. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Serve hot.





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