Name: Sugar Snap Pea, Radish, and Cucumber Salad
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 lb sugar snap peas, trimmed and, if large, halved diagonally; 1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and seeded; 1 bunch radishes (1 lb); 1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted; 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon cider vinegar

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Sugar Snap Pea, Radish, and Cucumber SaladRomulo Yanes

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 20 min

Cooks' note:

• If you don't have seasoned rice vinegar in your cupboard, you can substitute unseasoned and add 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar.

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