This Bacon Pea Salad is a quick and simple side dish that can easily be made in minutes. It’s the perfect dish to serve any night of the week.
Family gatherings is the perfect excuse to break out some of your family’s best recipes, fire up the grill, and invite friends and family over to enjoy good food and company.
Bacon Pea Salad is one of those dishes that brings back fond memories of my childhood.
My mom and her relatives would take turns hosting barbecues in their backyards and serving up some of their most excellent comfort foods.
Do you have a favorite comfort food?
My husband and I enjoy hosting backyard barbecues for our family and friends. It’s the perfect way for us to share a family tradition with our child.
Surprisingly, this Pea Salad with bacon and cheese is one of my son’s favorite side dishes to eat. He prefers eating it cold just like me.
Sometimes the weather during can be downright miserable especially here in South Louisiana.
When I was growing up my cousins and me would jump in the bayou to cool off, now you couldn’t pay to jump in that Alligator infested water.
Instead of having the bayou to cool us off, we serve ice-cold beverages and a lot of cold side dishes like the Bacon Pea Salad that is refreshing and helps us beat the heat.
Also, we set up a pool for the kids and give them water toys to help them stay cool.
Occasionally you might find an adult floating in the kiddie pool or running around chasing the kids with water balloons.
Nevertheless, no matter how hot the days get we always have a wonderful time with our family reminiscing and eating delicious food!
Do you have a family tradition? Have you tasted Pea Salad?
I hope you enjoy this delicious old-fashioned recipe!
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Bacon Pea Salad
This Bacon Pea Salad is a quick and simple side dish that can easily be made in minutes.
Ingredients
- 1-12oz. bag frozen green peas
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped (use potato masher)
- 1 cup finely chopped green onions
- 1/2 cup diced and sauteed onions
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 4 slices cooked crispy bacon
- 1/4 cup mayo
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Cook peas according to package. Do not overcook. Remove peas from packaging and place into a strainer and carefully let cold water from the faucet lightly run onto the peas for a few minutes.
- Mix the mayo and sour cream together.
- In a medium bowl add the cheese and onions with the sour cream mayo mixture.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Gently stir in the peas and eggs.
- Crumble bacon on top of the pea salad.
Notes
- I used Sargento Sharp Cheese Bites and cut into thirds for the cheese cubes.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgCarbohydrates: 0gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 0g
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Jenne says
I know what you mean about the heat in the south it sucks! But cold salads are so great to beat the heat. This one looks delicious but of course I love bacon. My favorite summer comfort food is tortellini salad with olives. Weird I know but hey!
Kim Seghers says
Hi Jenne! Oh I love tortellini salad! It’s one of my favorites too. I hope you get a chance to try this recipe. Have a great weekend, Kim
Marta Rivera Diaz says
I bet this would taste amazing with fresh peas! It looks so yummy. Bacon always helps.
Kim Seghers says
Hi Marta! Thank you. Yes it does taste amazing and with fresh peas I bet it would taste even better! I hope you get a chance to try it. Have a great weekend, Kim
Lori Geurin says
There is something about the bacon, mayo, pea, cheddar cheese and egg combo that delights me every time! I’m going to pin you recipe to try this summer. It looks super yummy – thanks!
Kim Seghers says
Hi Lori! Thank you so much! Yes I love bacon with peas, cheese, and eggs. I bet this recipe would taste great with just eggs instead of the peas too. Have a lovely weekend, Kim