Old Fashioned Pea Salad
A classic Old Fashioned Pea Salad recipe made with peas, red onion and tomatoes. then tossed in a creamy dressing. Crunchy bacon and cheese make this layered salad delicious and beautiful! The perfect side dish for picnics and BBQs.
Servings: 10
Equipment
- 1 trifle bowl or clear bowl.
Ingredients
- 1 head of iceberg lettuce chopped
- ½ a red onion chopped
- 8 hard boiled eggs quartered
- 10 oz. frozen peas
- 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
- 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
- 16 oz. bacon cooked and roughly chopped
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp. Sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Dill fresh or dried, if desired
Instructions
- Start layering the salad with the chopped lettuce. You won’t need all of the lettuce, we will use more on other layers.
- Add red onion in a layer, focusing on the outside rim of the bowl.
- Line the bowl for the next layer with boiled egg pieces, and add the rest to the middle.
- Sprinkle bacon all around the outside of the bowl and fill the inside with more lettuce to make everything even.
- Add grape tomatoes.
- Then, add frozen peas.
- For the final layer, add shredded cheese.
- To mix up the dressing, whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, and sugar. Add salt and pepper, and dill, if desired, to taste.
- Top the salad with the dressing.Enjoy!