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Overhead focus. A white bowl with a wood spoon, filled with pea salad.
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Pea Salad Recipe (With Bacon)

A delicious side dish that is equally comfortable on your holiday table as it is on your weeknight dinner table.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: salads, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 209kcal

Ingredients

  • 8 slices bacon (or 1 cup chopped - no sugar added)
  • 3 cups grozen green peas (thawed)
  • 1 medium yellow onion (thinly sliced)
  • 2 large garlic cloves (pressed or minced)
  • 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
  • ½ tsp. ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp. salt (or to taste - may not be necessary)
  • fresh parsley (optional garnish)

Instructions

  • Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil and chopped bacon. Cook to your liking.
    Chopped bacon cooking in a skillet.
  • While it cooks, line a bowl or plate with paper towels to catch the grease.
    Paper towels lining a bowl.
  • When the bacon is done, remove it with a slotted spoon and put it on the paper towels in the bowl to absorb any excess grease.
    Cooked bacon pieces in a paper towel-lined bowl.
  • Add the onions to the skillet using the fat left from the bacon. If your bacon is very lean, you may have to add a small amount of oil for them to cook without burning.
    Raw, chopped onions in a skillet.
  • Cook on medium-low for 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft, golden, and lightly caramelized.
    Sautéd onions in a skillet.
  • Add garlic in the last minute of cooking.
    Pressed garlic added to cooked onions in a skillet.
  • Stir in the thawed peas and cook over medium heat, stirring gently until warmed through and coated with the onion mixture.
    Thawed peas adde to the skillet with onions and garlic.
  • Stir in the bacon.
    Adding the cooked bacon to the skillet.
  • Lastly, add the vinegar and black pepper. Then add salt to taste if needed. (Depends on how salty your bacon is)
    Adding apple cider vinegar to the skillet.
  • Garnish with fresh parsley and serve.
    Overhead focus. A white bowl filled with Pea Salad.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25the recipe | Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 792mg | Potassium: 426mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 834IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg