Sugar Snaps with Wasabi-Mayonnaise Dip

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons juice of lemon fresh
• 1 cup mayonnaise 
• 4 teaspoons soya sauce 
• 1.5 teaspoons sugar 
• 3 pounds sugar snap peas 
• 2 teaspoons wasabi paste 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• whisk
• colander

Directions

1. Blanch peas in 2 batches in a large saucepan of boiling salted water 1 minute.
2. Transfer to a colander and rinse under cold running water to stop cooking.
3. Drain peas well and pat dry.
4. Whisk together mayonnaise, soy sauce, sugar, lemon juice, and wasabi paste until sugar is dissolved.
5. Serve sugar snap peas with dip.
6. Cooks' note: Peas and dip may be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.