🛒 What You’ll Need
💚 4 cups frozen peas, thawed
🥓 6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
🧀 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
🧅 ½ small red onion, finely diced
🥚 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
🌿 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, optional
For the Creamy Dressing:
🥣 ½ cup mayonnaise
🥛 ½ cup sour cream
🍎 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
🍬 1 teaspoon sugar
🧂 ½ teaspoon salt
🌶️ ¼ teaspoon black pepper
👩🍳 How to Make It
1️⃣ Prepare the peas.
Thaw the frozen peas completely and drain off any excess water. Pat them gently with paper towels if they seem especially wet.
2️⃣ Make the dressing.
In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt, and black pepper until smooth and creamy.
3️⃣ Build the salad.
In a large bowl, combine the peas, crumbled bacon, cheddar cheese, red onion, and chopped hard-boiled eggs.
4️⃣ Add the dressing.
Pour the creamy dressing over the pea mixture and gently fold everything together. 💚
5️⃣ Chill.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. This gives the flavors time to come together.
6️⃣ Finish and serve.
Give it a gentle stir before serving. Sprinkle with a little extra bacon or cheddar if you'd like.
✨ Want to Make It Your Own?
🥓 Use turkey bacon for a lighter twist.
🧀 Swap cheddar for Colby Jack or sharp cheddar.
🥒 Add diced celery for extra crunch.
🥚 Skip the eggs if that's how your family prefers it.
🌿 Add fresh dill for a bright, herby flavor.
💡 A Little Tip
Don't cook the peas until soft. Frozen peas only need to be thawed for this salad. Keeping them firm gives the dish that fresh little pop with every bite.
And make it ahead when you can—the chilled salad is even better after the flavors have had time to mingle. 😋
❤️ A Bowl Full of Memories
There are certain recipes that immediately make you think of a crowded table, paper plates stacked nearby, and somebody saying, “Who made the pea salad?”
It's not fancy.
It's not complicated.
It's just one of those dependable old-fashioned dishes that keeps showing up—and we're perfectly happy about it. 💚
💬 Your Turn!
What's your family's secret ingredient in pea salad?
🥓 Extra bacon?
🧀 Extra cheese?
🥚 Hard-boiled eggs?
🥒 Pickles?
🌿 Something completely unexpected?
Tell us what goes into YOUR version! 👇💚
Thank you for spending a little time with us today. ❤️
✍️ Written with care by BASSMA EL-HAZIBI
