Old Fashioned English Pea Salad Recipe

English Pea Salad in a decorative blue and white bowl.

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5 from 17 votes

Old Fashioned English Pea Salad Recipe

Classic Southern English Pea Salad with hints of red onion, cheddar in a light and tangy cream sauce.

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Chill15

Total Time25

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: cups

Calories: 254kcal

Author: Anecia Hero

Ingredients

12 oz sweet peas , frozen, rinsed and thawed
⅓ cup mayonnaise
⅓ cup sour cream
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
¼ cup red onion chopped
¾ cups cheddar cheese cubed
salt and pepper , to taste

Instructions

Rinse, drain and thaw frozen sweet peas
12 oz sweet peas
Add peas, cheese and onion to a large bowl
12 oz sweet peas, ¾ cups cheddar cheese, ¼ cup red onion
Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, and vinegar in a small bowl; fold this mixture into the peas
⅓ cup mayonnaise, ⅓ cup sour cream, 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
Taste for salt and pepper
salt and pepper
Cover and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes
When ready to serve, let the salad sit out a few minutes; stir and serve

Notes

Tangy Dressing

The dressing yields about 2/3 cup, which is plenty to coat 12 ounces of sweet peas. I usually had half of the dressing, fold it in, then add a little more, fold it in, then refrigerate.

If you like a lot of the tangy dressing, add the whole 2/3 cup in at once.

Variations:

Feel free to add any of the following to your salad!

Add one chopped boiled egg or cooked bacon crumbles (if you're adding hard boiled eggs, add them after the pea salad has rested in the refrigerator for awhile)
Drained pimento slices
Finely chopped red bell pepper
Sprinkle a little dill weed in the salad

Serve slightly chilled

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