Sugar Snap Pea Salad With Sherry Vinaigrette

We should rest in Christ alone for our salvation. But along with that there is still an abiding principle that we ought to worship on the Lord’s Day and trust God enough to have a weekly routine where we cease from our normal labors... He made the Sabbath for man, not man for the Sabbath (Mark 2:27). God gives us Sabbath as a gift; it’s an island of get-to in a sea of have-to. He also offers us Sabbath as a test; it’s an opportunity to trust God’s work more than our own. When I go weeks without taking adequate time off, I may or may not be disobeying the fourth commandment, but I’m certainly too convinced of my own importance and more than a little foolish. If my goal is God-glorifying productivity over a lifetime of hard work, there are few things I need more than a regular rhythm of rest.

Kevin DeYoung

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		August 1995	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Shallots, minced
1 1/2	T	Sherry vinegar*
3	T	Extra-virgin olive oil
1	lb	Sugar snap peas, trimmed
1/2	c	Thinly sliced fresh basil
		leaves
3	T	Chopped fresh parsley leaves
2		Heads Bibb lettuce, washed
		spun dry
		and torn into
		bite-size pieces

INSTRUCTIONS

available at specialty foods shops and some supermarkets.  In a large
bowl whisk together shallots, vinegar, oil, and salt and  pepper to
taste.(Vinaigrette may be made 1 day ahead and chilled,  covered.)  In
a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook snap peas until
crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain snap peas in a colander and
transfer to a bowl of ice water to stop cooking. Drain snap peas
well.(Snap peas may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and
chilled, covered.)  Add snap peas to vinaigrette with basil and
parsley, tossing to  combine well. Line a platter or salad bowl with
lettuce and mound  with salad.  Serves 4 to 6.  Gourmet August 1995
Converted by MC_Buster.  Per serving: 415 Calories (kcal); 41g Total
Fat; (85% calories from  fat); 5g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 0mg
Cholesterol; 19mg Sodium Food  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat;
2 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 8  Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates  Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0n.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 112 Calories From Fat: 16 Total Fat: 1.9g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 42.1mg Potassium: 1420.7mg Carbohydrates: 22.9g Fiber: 15.7g Sugar: 2.2g Protein: 10.8g

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