Chilled Green Pea Salad W. Dill II
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 10 ounces frozen peas, thawed & drained
- 3⁄4 cup sour cream
- 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 cup finely shredded medium to sharp cheddar cheese (I prefer the sharp)
- 3⁄4 teaspoon dried dill (or 1 TBSP. Freshly chopped dill)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives
- 2 large green onions, chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon hot sauce (more or less, depending on taste)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 pinch sea salt
directions
- Place frozen peas into a colander in the sink & run under luke warm water over them until completely thawed, then drain thoroughly. Combine peas & chopped green onions (reserve about 1 tablespoons Of the dark green portion of the chopped green onion to dress salad with before serving).
- In a separate bowl, combine the sour cream, mayo, pinch of sea salt, black pepper, dill weed, lemon juice, chives & hot sauce well. Add the sour cream mixture to the peas & onions, as well as adding the shredded cheese - mix until equally combined. Cover salad & refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour. Upon serving the salad, sprinkle a handful more of the cheese along with the remaining chopped green onion & serve. Recipe can be made a day prior to serving - serve well chilled.
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I am the Director of Sales for the Embassy Suites Hotel in Brunswick, GA ~ which has currently undergone major renovations (now we are the BEST Hotel in Brunswick & the Golden Isles of Georgia - MOST definitely!)
I LOVE to cook / bake - create recipes - using great starter recipes where my creative juices flow into other areas - I am really surprising myself how good a cook I am becoming - (as well as my hubby) :-)