Cold Pea Salad Food

COLD PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Just mix all ingredients together and let chill for at least an hour before serving.
• Add more or less mayo to taste.

COLD PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Drain peas.
• Combine next 6 ingredients and mix well.
• Add peas, eggs and mayonnaise and mix gently.
• Chill throughly.
• You can increase the amount of celery, onion, green pepper, pimento, relish and mayonnaise to suit your taste. Jan

PESTO PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the peas in a pot of boiling salted water for 1 minute. Immediately immerse the peas in a bowl of ice cold water, and drain when fully cooled.
• To assemble, place the spinach leaves in a salad bowl. Sprinkle the peas and pignolis over the spinach. Add the pesto and toss.
• Note: To toast pignolis, place them in a dry saute pan and cook over medium heat for about 4 minutes, until evenly browned, tossing frequently.
• Pesto:
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 1/4 cup pignolis
• 3 tablespoons diced garlic (9 cloves)
• 5 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 1/2 cups good olive oil
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
• Place the walnuts, pignolis, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Process for 30 seconds. Add the basil leaves, salt, and pepper. With the processor running, slowly pour the olive oil into the bowl through the feed tube and process until the pesto is finely pureed. Add the Parmesan and puree for a minute. Serve, or store the pesto in the refrigerator or freezer with a thin film of olive oil on top.
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• Yield: 4 cups

COLD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• For the rice: Place the rice, 3 cups water, and a pinch of salt in a pot, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook on low until tender, about 20 minutes. Turn the rice out onto a sheet tray and let it cool completely. Next, combine the rice, peas, red bell pepper and red onion. Toss gently.
• For the dressing: In a small bowl, add the rice wine vinegar, a small pinch salt and a few turns of freshly ground pepper. Mix together and slowly drizzle in the vegetable oil and then the sesame oil.
• Pour the dressing over the rice and mix until the rice is thinly coated. Taste, and re-season if necessary.

BLACK-EYED PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl.
• In a separate small bowl, whisk together the rice wine vinegar, canola oil, sugar, and salt and pepper.
• Toss all together with the black-eyed peas and let marinate for at up to 8 hours in the refrigerator before serving.

#1 PEA SALAD MOST REQUESTED!

Steps:

• Place frozen peas in a colander; rinse under cold water until thawed. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add almonds and onions; mix well. Fold mayonnaise and black pepper into pea mixture until evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

PEA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the peas, cheese and onion. Stir in the mayonnaise and mustard. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

EASY PEA SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium serving bowl, mix together the peas, Cheddar cheese and onion. Stir in the sugar and creamy salad dressing. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

GREEN PEA SALAD, EASY AND LIGHT!

Steps:

• Rinse peas under cold water (to quick thaw); drain.
• Mix all the ingredients; cover and refrigerate for 2 hours(to blend flavors).
• (Serving size about 3/4 c.).

PEA AND PEANUT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix the first 3 ingredients together and chill 1-2 hours.
• Under cook the peas (I just run hot water over them to defrost).
• Drain well and chill peas until cold.
• WHEN READY TO SERVE:.
• Mix the peas and peanuts (you should have an equal volume of both).
• Stir the dressing in and serve at once (Do NOT mix in the dressing early).

COLD PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix peas, pecans, pineapple, and lime juice together in a bowl. Refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes before serving.

BACON PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble. Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon grease.
• Whisk mayonnaise, reserved bacon grease, honey, sugar, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl until dressing is smooth.
• Mix bacon, peas, celery, Cheddar cheese, and onion together in a bowl. Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to coat. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.

COLD DILL PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the peas according to directions on package; drain thoroughly.
• In a bowl, mix together sour cream, dill, chives, curry powder, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Carefully combine with peas.
• Chill and serve on a bed of crisp salad greens. Garnish with more dill or chives, if desired.
• Makes 8 servings.
• NOTE: Time does not include chill time.

COLD PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Drain water off of two cans of English peas, pour peas into a bowl.
• Add mayo, eggs, onion, and salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients together cover.
• Refrigerate for about 30 minutes before serving.