Best Green Pea Salad Easy And Light Recipes

PEA SALAD RECIPE

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This cold green pea salad with mayonnaise, bacon and cheese is a cookout classic. Make this delicious old fashioned pea side dish for your next summer party!

Provided by Robin Gagnon

Categories Salad

Time 8m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

4 cups Frozen Peas (thawed)
10 slices cooked Bacon (or 1/2 cup of diced ham)
1/2 Red Onion
8 ounces Cheddar Cheese
1/4 cup Mayonnaise
1/4 cup Sour Cream
1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 teaspoon Salt ((Kosher or Sea salt))
1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar

Steps:

Place the thawed frozen peas in large bowl.
Chop the bacon into bite sized pieces and add to the bowl.
Dice the red onion and add.
Cut the cheddar cheese into quarter inch cubes and also add to the pea mixture.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients, then combine the dressing with the rest of the ingredients until the pea salad is well coated. Add more salt and pepper if needed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273 kcal, Carbohydrate 12 g, Protein 15 g, Fat 19 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 463 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving

GREEN PEA SALAD WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE

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This easy pea salad has sweet, crunchy pieces of onions mixed with creamy bites of Cheddar cheese. Growing up, a friend of the family made us this pea salad that we love to this day. It's just standard stuff: peas, mayonnaise, egg, cheese, and onion. That's it!

Provided by JessyTastic

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Green Pea Salad Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 (14.5 ounce) cans sweet peas, drained
3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
¾ cup Cheddar cheese cubes
⅔ cup mayonnaise
½ cup onion, chopped
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Mix sweet peas, eggs, Cheddar cheese cubes, mayonnaise, and onion together in a bowl until ingredients are coated in mayonnaise; season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 386.2 calories, Carbohydrate 20.9 g, Cholesterol 132.6 mg, Fat 27.5 g, Fiber 6.9 g, Protein 14.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 947.6 mg, Sugar 6.2 g

LIGHT AND CRUNCHY PEA SALAD

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Radishes and water chestnuts put the crunch in this appealing salad that's draped in a light mayonnaise dressing. Barbara Kopfmann of West Bend, Wisconsin shares the recipe.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 package (16 ounces) frozen peas, thawed
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
1/2 cup diced radishes
1/2 cup diced sweet red pepper
1/3 cup diced red onion
1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 teaspoon dill weed
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine the peas, water chestnuts, radishes, red pepper and onion. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over vegetables and toss gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120 calories, Fat 3g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 4mg cholesterol, Sodium 358mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges