Old Fashioned Pea Salad: This simple pea salad (often known as an English pea salad) is light, fresh, and the perfect side dish! Peas, crispy bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, and onion are topped with a creamy mayo and sour cream dressing to create this classic salad.
** To thaw peas, I like to set them out while I am cooking the bacon and prepping the cheese and onion. Prep time for these steps takes about 15 minutes and that is usually enough time for the peas to be “halfway thawed”.
In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper until well combined.
Add the green peas, cheese and red onion and toss in the prepared dressing until well combined.
Top with chopped fresh parsley if desired and serve salad chilled. You can serve this right away, but if you have a chance to let it chill in the fridge for a couple of hours the flavor will be even better.
Notes
STORAGE: Store any leftover pea salad for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Do not freeze.SAFETY: If you are bringing this recipe to a potluck, serve in a temp controlled container due to the dairy based dressing (i.e. set your salad bowl in another bowl that has some ice in the bottom to help keep the salad chilled).