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!
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Diet Gluten Free
Keyword Pea salad
Prep Time 8 minutesminutes
Cook Time 0 minutesminutes
Total Time 8 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 273kcal
Ingredients
4cupsFrozen Peasthawed
10slicescooked Baconor ½ cup of diced ham
½Red Onion
8ouncesCheddar Cheese
Salad Dressing
¼cupMayonnaise
¼cupSour Cream
1tablespoonApple Cider Vinegar
¼teaspoonSalt(Kosher or Sea salt)
¼teaspoonBlack Pepper
¼teaspoongranulated sugar
Instructions
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.
Notes
Store in a well wrapped bowl or airtight container until ready to serve.Add 2 chopped hard boiled eggs if you like.