Pea Salad
The perfect summer sides! This Pea and Bacon Salad is creamy, crunchy, and packed with sweet peas and smoky bacon.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 358kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds frozen green peas thawed
- 1/2 pound bacon cooked and cooled
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise you could sub in 1/4 cup Greek Yogurt for some of the mayonnaise, it will taste different but it will still be good
- 1 tsp minced garlic fresh or pre-minced
- 1 tsp dried dill weed sub in fresh if you have it
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt you may like more, after it rests taste for salt, add more as needed
Instructions
- toss together the thawed green peas, the bacon, the shredded cheddar and the chopped onion
- in a separate bowl mix the mayonnaise, garlic, dill, salt, and pepper together
- pour the mayonnaise mix over the peas, stir gently to combine
- refrigerate at least 4 hours to achieve maximum flavor, you can eat it right away
Nutrition
Serving: 8servings | Calories: 358kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 990mg | Potassium: 313mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1102IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 185mg | Iron: 2mg