Does anyone know what I can substitute in a recipe for sugar snap peas?

Question

This is a cold salad with sugar snap peas, pistachios and a lemon-mint vinagrette (this month's vegetarian times). It is the end of the season for the sugar snap peas and the ones I got are horrible - inedible when cooked.

Any thoughts on what would be an appropriate substitute?

Desperate as bitchy gourmet mil is coming over. Thanks.

Answer 1

Thin green beans, just blanched.

Answer 2

yeah, asparagus could be good, or mabye a mix of abunch of different kind of beans/chickpeas mabye?

Answer 3

Asparagus would work;-} but it's season is over too.

Broccoli or cauliflower is good in small pieces.

Or just plain green beans would probably do it.

Answer 4

other type of peas, asparagus or baby corn..

Answer 5

Are pre packed or frozen not availble? Or also not acceptable even if they are? Try waxed beans or green beans but they definitely won't be the same..

Answer 6

Pea pods in general if you can't have sugar snap peas, and then normal long green beans if unavailable, then just try sliced carrots, bamboo shoots and yellow peppers (colorful - slice them to be uniform to the bamboo shoot slices).

Answer 7

Ooh, sounds delicious.

I'd try green beans, yellow beans, or perhaps lima beans.

Answer 8

Use Edamame.

especially if she's bitchy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edamame