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Green Pea Salad with Bacon
Absolutely THE BEST Green Pea Salad with Bacon that you’ll find anywhere. Period! This English Pea Salad comes together in about 5 minutes and your family will DEFINITELY bang the table for more every single time!
Prep Time
10 mins
mix time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 216 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 10 lices bacon - use thin slice bacon crispy cooked and crumbled
- 4 Cups Peas Frozen
- ½ Cup Cheddar Cheese - shredded
- ½ medium purple onion - diced
- ½ Cup mayonnaise
- ½ Cup sour cream
- 2 Tbs granulated white sugar
- 2 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Fry the bacon crispy, crumble small when cooled. Prepare other items as needed: Shred cheese and dice onion.
- In a large bowl, place the bacon crumbles, frozen peas, cheese, onion, mayo, sour cream, white sugar, vinegar, cayenne pepper and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place into the refrigerator, covered for at least 2 hours.
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Notes
- Always use the tiniest peas you can find, those are the sweetest and best tasting for english pea salad.
- It’s fine to use frozen peas that are still frozen if you are making this the day ahead. If not, thaw by running the peas under cool water for a few minutes to thaw, then dry well before using OR place the bag of peas into a ziplock style bag and float in a large bowl of cool water before using.
- Don’t try to use canned peas for this salad, they are too soft and won’t hold up to the rest of the mixture.
- Make sure your bacon is crispy. Here’s a great way to cook your bacon.
- Please don’t skip adding the sugar, it is integral to the salad.
- The cayenne doesn’t make it TOO hot, it just gives it a little kick at the end.
- The vinegar is important as well, you'll want to make sure to add it. It’s fine to substitute white vinegar for the cider. If you don’t have vinegar, substitute the same amount of lemon juice.
Nutrition Information
Calories
216kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
220mg
(9%)
Potassium
181mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
514IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
20mg
(22%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 216
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 216kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 220mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 181mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 514IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.