# Southern Pea Salad

Southern Pea Salad is a fresh and flavorful dish featuring frozen peas, sharp cheddar cheese, diced ham, bacon bits, chopped celery, green onions, hard-boiled eggs, and a creamy dressing of sour cream and mayonnaise, seasoned with salt and garlic.

- Cuisine: Spanish
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 24 ounces frozen peas
- 8 ounces sharp shredded cheddar
- 1 pound diced ham
- 2 cups bacon bits
- 7 ounces chopped celery
- 1 bundle green onions
- 4 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons garlic lovers seasoning
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 heaping tablespoons mayonnaise

## Instructions

1. Place two 12-ounce bags of thawed frozen peas into a large bowl.
2. Shred 8 ounces of sharp cheddar cheese into a bowl.
3. Add the shredded cheddar cheese to the bowl with the peas.
4. Add 1 pound of diced ham to the bowl.
5. Add 2 cups of bacon bits to the bowl.
6. Chop 7 ounces of celery using a vegetable chopper.
7. Chop about half of one bundle of green onions.
8. Chop 4 hard-boiled eggs.
9. Add the chopped celery, green onions, and hard-boiled eggs to the large bowl.
10. Add about 1 to 2 teaspoons of salt.
11. Add 2 teaspoons of garlic lovers seasoning.
12. Add 1 cup of sour cream.
13. Add 3 heaping tablespoons of mayonnaise.
14. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly with a spatula until well combined.
15. Serve and enjoy the Southern Pea Salad.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- food grater
- vegetable chopper
- spoon
- spatula

## Tips

- Let the frozen peas thaw overnight before mixing.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-20

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