Description
Earthy green peas, crunchy sweet onion, sweet peppers and creamy Irish cheese with a delightful herbed yogurt mayo dressing, this salad is so easy to toss together and it’s an excellent portable picnic salad that everyone will rave about.
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 1 20-oz. package frozen peas
- 1 cup chopped sweet onion
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and chopped
- 2 – 4 mini sweet peppers, seeded and chopped
- 1 cup shredded Irish cheese (I used Dubliner, but aged cheddar works well too)
For the dressing:
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt (or other plain yogurt)
- 3 Tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
- About 1 1/2 Tablespoons finely chopped MIXED fresh tarragon, thyme and basil leaves
Instructions
- Pour the frozen peas in a large mixing bowl and add cool water to thaw them. Stir a few times while you’re prepping the other ingredients to break up any frozen chunks.
- In a separate smaller bowl, soak the onion in water for 15 minutes. Drain both very well in a strainer. Dry out the mixing bowl by wiping with a clean towel.
- Once the peas and onions are drained, pour them back into the mixing bowl with the rest of the salad ingredients. Toss gently to mix.
- Prepare the salad dressing in the bowl you soaked the onions in by stirring together the dressing ingredients. Pour the dressing over the salad and gently fold it in until all the veggies are coated. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.
Notes
Fresh herbs aren’t essential, but they add a little magical flavor to the salad. If you don’t have all three (tarragon, basil and thyme), use whichever of the three that you have. Other fresh herbs such as chives or dill would be nice too.
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Keywords: Salad, Pea, Herbs, Cheese, Mayo, Irish