Name: The Crunchiest Vegetable Salad
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: ½ English hothouse cucumber, very thinly sliced; 4 small radishes, trimmed, very thinly sliced; 2 scallions, very thinly sliced; 1 pound mixed snap beans (such as green, wax, and/or Romano); Kosher salt; 4 ounces sugar snap peas; 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds; ¼ teaspoon sugar; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

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Alex Lau

The key to this showstopping salad? Ice cold water. Seriously! It helps cucumber, radishes, and scallions deliver incredible crunch and highlight their flavors.

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