Old Fashioned Pea Salad
Old Fashioned Pea Salad
Ingredients:
4 slices bacon
2 cups sweet peas (fresh, or frozen and thawed)
3 tablespoons sour cream
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
6 dashes hot sauce (Tabasco)
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 cup diced red onion
1/2 cup water chestnuts, diced
1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup sliced almonds
Directions:
Cook bacon slices in a frying pan over medium heat until crisp, about 2 minutes per size. Drain on a paper towel and chop. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together sour cream, mayonnaise, hot sauce, and lemon juice. Add red onion, water chestnuts, mint, peas, and season with salt and pepper.
Transfer to a serving bowl and top with bacon and sliced almonds. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Serves 4.
