Carley is a Toronto based Holistic Nutritionist and Wellness Consultant. She believes that health involves SO much more than just nutritious food and supplements-such as mindfulness, mindset, connection with nature and community. She believes deeply in educating and empowering people — especially women — to take their health and well-being into their own hands. So that they can live a happy, balanced and abundant life.

Spring Pea Salad

Name: Spring Pea Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: Arugula; Green Peas; Fresh Snap Peas; Feta Cheese; Fresh Mint; Pea Shoots; Fresh Chives; Extra-Virgin Olive Oil; Dijon Mustard; Honey; Lemon

Recipe by Carley Nadine

Ingredients

Serves

This spring salad is fresh, seasonal, and so delicious. It features an underrated green pea. This naturally sweet legume is rich in essential vitamins and antioxidants like vitamin K, C and folate. It is also rich in manganese, protein and fibre. Add this recipe to your spring favorites.

Quick Meal

Side

Vegetarian

Ingredients

3 cups

Arugula

1/3 cup

Green Peas

frozen or fresh

1 cup

Fresh Snap Peas

1/4 cup

Feta Cheese

1/4 cup

Fresh Mint

1/4 cup

Pea Shoots

1/4 cup

Fresh Chives

1/4 cup

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

1 Tbsp

Dijon Mustard

1 Tbsp

Honey

1/2

Lemon

juiced

Instructions

Wash, rinse and dry your chives. mint, arugula and peas. If you have boxed arugula you can skip this step. If you have frozen peas, allow them to thaw.

Chop mint and snap peas into small pieces, removing any hard stems if needed.

Combine arugula, mint, green peas and snap peas into a large bowl.

To make dressing, shake together all ingredients in small jar with tight-fitting lid.

Add desired amount of dressing to greens and toss salad until the dressing is mixed evenly

Top with feta, pea shoots and chives. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

Substitutions: For a dairy free version remove the feta cheese. Don’t like arugula? Just use mixed greens. Don’t like lemon? Use apple cider vinegar. Don’t have honey? Use maple syrup. For more protein add chicken or a hard-boiled egg.