Make the dressing: Chop the raisins into tough bits and place in a bowl with shallots. Pour vinegar over and stir to mix. Let sit, cool, and infuse whilst you put together the remaining components of the salad.

[Note: It is completely up to you whether you wish to cook sugar snaps and/or snow peas; both are delicious raw. For this salad, I cook the sugar snaps for 30 seconds to 1 minute but leave the snow peas raw.]

Cook dinner your peas: Carry a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Put together a big bowl of ice water. If utilizing favas or shelling peas, take away them from and discard their pods. Cook dinner favas within the water for 3 minutes; shelling peas for 1 minute, and sugar snaps and/or snow peas for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Scoop every out instantly with a slotted spoon and drop within the ice tub. If you happen to select to not prepare dinner your sugar snaps or snow peas, skip the pot and put them instantly in ice water for 10 minutes for the most effective juicy crunch.

One peas are absolutely chilly, drain and pat dry on a big towel. If you happen to’ve used favas, they’ve one last step of preparation: You’ll must make a small slit with a pointy paring knife within the outer mild inexperienced pod in order that the interior darkish inexperienced pleasant a part of the fava can slip out.

End the dressing: Add dijon, if utilizing, 3 tablespoons olive oil, salt (about 1/2 teaspoon Diamond kosher), freshly floor black pepper, and purple pepper flakes to dressing and whisk to mix, tasting for seasoning and adjusting as wanted. If you happen to’d prefer it much less kicky, add remaining tablespoon olive oil.

Assemble and end: Switch peas to a bowl and toss with dressing to style; you could not want all of it. Add extra seasoning, if wanted. Add almonds, cheese, and mint and toss as soon as once more. Eat instantly.

Do forward: Greens and dressing could be ready and stored cool, individually, as much as a day prematurely. Combine solely earlier than serving.