Wash and trim snow peas. Place in a small pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and steam for 5 minutes. While the snow peas steam, slice red pepper into thin strips. Mince garlic. Drain snow peas and rinse in cold water. Combine the snow peas, red pepper and garlic and refrigerate until using.
Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet. Add vegetables and salt and pepper. Cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently, until garlic is tender and vegetables are heated through.
Notes
You can make this an even faster dish to prepare by using a bag of frozen snow peas. Skip the washing, trimming and steaming and just saute thawed snow peas with the red pepper and garlic.