Lemon-Mint Snap Peas & Lima Beans

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From EatingWell:  May/June 2008

Fresh-tasting lemon-mint vinaigrette dresses up snap peas and lima beans in a hurry. The creamy texture of limas is a perfect counterpart to the crunch of the sugar snap peas. Try this vinaigrette with asparagus and green beans too.

6 servings, about 2/3 cup each | Active Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 small shallot, minced
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed
• 10 ounces frozen baby lima beans, thawed

Preparation

1. Whisk shallot, oil, lemon juice, mint, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
2. Bring 2 inches of water to a boil in a medium saucepan fitted with a steamer basket. Steam snap peas and lima beans until the snap peas are tender-crisp and the lima beans are heated through, 5 to 7 minutes. Toss with the vinaigrette.

Nutrition

Per serving : 137 Calories; 5 g Fat; 1 g Sat; 4 g Mono; 0 mg Cholesterol; 18 g Carbohydrates; 5 g Protein; 5 g Fiber; 132 mg Sodium; 227 mg Potassium

1 Carbohydrate Serving

Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat