PEA SALAD WITH PIMENTOS AND CHEESE

Pea Salad With Pimentos and Cheese image

This is a quick and easy - and tasty - recipe that was a standard at my extended family's special dinners. Great Aunt Betty almost always brought this as a dish to pass, and it was always gone by the end of dinner.

Provided by Dean

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Green Pea Salad Recipes

Time 12h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 (15 ounce) cans peas, drained
1 (4 ounce) jar pimento peppers, drained and chopped
½ pound Colby cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
½ onion, diced
1 cup mayonnaise
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

Mix peas, pimento peppers, Colby cheese, onion, mayonnaise, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl with a lid. Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours before serving for best flavor; stir again before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 266.2 calories, Carbohydrate 12.3 g, Cholesterol 24.9 mg, Fat 20.9 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 8.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 514.2 mg, Sugar 4.2 g