Recipe: Fava & Sugar Snap Pea Carbonara

From Red Wagon Farm
There are a lot of recipes out there for Risotto with fava and snap peas, but this Carbonara recipe will give you the same rich flavors with much less stove time! 

1/2 pound dried pasta
1 to 2 cups of fresh vegetables (a mix of sugar snap and shelled favas)
1 tablespoon butter
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano cheese
2 large eggs, beaten
pepper and salt as needed

Boil your pasta and while that is cooking saute the vegetables with some butter and the minced garlic in a pan big enough to hold all the vegetables and the pasta. you will be tossing all of it together and you need the heat of the pan to gently set the egg mixture.

When the pasta is cooked drain it, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water. You need to add a little of the cooking water at the end to make the sauce creamy and pull the whole thing together, so reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water!. Turn the burner off, you don’t want to scramble the eggs. The residual heat will set the egg mixture. Add the pasta to the skillet and toss with the vegetables, and garlic and butter. Add half the cheese and, with metal tongs, toss until well coated, about 1 minute. Add the eggs and toss for 1 minute more.

Add the remaining cheese, salt and pepper to taste, and enough of the reserved cooking water to form a creamy sauce that clings to the noodles. Start with about 1/4 cup of the cooking water, don’t dump all of it in, you might not need it all.

Recipe: Arugula, Strawberry, & Snap Pea Salad

from Go Dairy Free

The sugar snap peas can be eaten raw or cooked. To cook, drop the snap peas in boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain and immediately plunge the snap peas in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process and preserve the bright green color.

Dressing

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar OR red balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice

½ tablespoon water

⅛ teaspoon grated lemon zest

1/16 teaspoon salt (I fill my ⅛ teaspoon about halfway)

1/16 teaspoon black pepper

Salad

6 to 8 cups arugula leaves

1 cup sliced strawberries

1 to 1 ½ cups sugar snap peas (see Snap Pea Note below)

For the dressing, whisk together the oil, vinegar, lemon juice, water, zest, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.

To prepare the salad, divide the arugula, strawberries, and sugar snap peas evenly among four plates. Drizzle the dressing evenly over the salads.

Recipe: Sugar Snap Salad

Adapted from Bon Appetite
The original recipe calls for radishes, but we thought our tender salad turnips would be a great substitute. Serve as-is or add in some salad mix or Cherokee lettuce!

1-2 cups sugar snap peas, trimmed, stringed, cut in half on diagonal
Kosher salt
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon (or more) fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sumac plus more for garnish (optional)
1 bunch hakurei turnips, trimmed, thinly sliced
4 ounces ricotta salata or feta, crumbled
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh mint

Fill a large bowl with ice water; set aside. Cook peas in a large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain; transfer to bowl with ice water to cool. Drain peas; transfer to a kitchen towel-lined baking sheet to dry.

Whisk oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon sumac in a small bowl. Toss peas, turnips, and cheese in a large bowl. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover dressing and salad separately and chill.

Add dressing to salad and toss to coat. Season salad with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired. Garnish with mint and sprinkle with sumac.

Recipe: Stir Fried Snap Peas & Garlic Scapes

From Taste Of Home

1 pound fresh sugar snap peas

2 teaspoons canola oil

1 garlic clove, minced

2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot

1-1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

1-1/2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce

1 teaspoon sesame oil

Dash cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil

2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted

1 bunch garlic scapes, cut into 1in pieces

In a large nonstick skillet or wok, saute the peas and scapes in canola oil until crisp-tender. Add the garlic, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil and cayenne; saute 1 minute longer. Add basil; toss to combine. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.