Obama’s comment about everyone having to eat our peas, reminded me of a pea salad my mother used to make a lot when I was a child, and every once in a while I see it at our local deli as well. I made the salad for my family to try this last week and while one person in the family doesn’t like peas and wouldn’t even try it, the other four of us all liked it quite well. In fact, they liked it so much I have had to make two more batches of it since. So here is the green pea salad.
Green Peas
Crumbled bacon, or finely chopped ham
Small cubes of cheddar cheese or shredded cheddar cheese
Mayonaise
Seasonings
Fold everything together and enjoy!
I did not list measurements as this is the kind of salad that you make based on how many peas you have on hand. I thawed a 12 oz. package of frozen peas, one 1/4 inch slice of cheddar cheese cut into small cubes, and two slices of deli ham one time, and the other times used about three slices of cooked bacon. About 1 tablespoon of mayonaise, and seasoned it to taste.
This is what’s for dinner later in the week when some of my leftist friends are over, hehehehe!