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Uncle Bill's Petite Pea Salad
"A very light salad to add to any dinner meals. I developed this recipe in 1995 and it has been a highly rated salad."
photo by Marsha D.
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 2 cups frozen tiny peas (whole)
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons dried dill weed
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onions
- 4 tablespoons finely chopped celery
- 3 slices bacon, fried until crispy
directions
- In a microwave-proof dish, microwave peas on HIGH (full power) for 2 minutes; stir.
- Continue to microwave for an additional 2 minutes on HIGH (full power).
- Drain and cool completely with cold water and ice cubes; then drain.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together peas, sour cream, mayonnaise, dill weed, onions and celery and mix well to blend.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes in refrigerator.
- Meanwhile, fry bacon until well done and crispy; DO NOT BURN.
- Place fried bacon on paper toweling to drain.
- Crumble bacon and garnish salad when serving.
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Reviews
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I love this one, Uncle Bill. I, too left the peas whole, as that's how we like them. I also threw in some shredded cheddar cheese. It is very refreshing and I will be using it often for picnics this summer! Thanks for a winner! -
A wonderful salad. I have a recipe similar to this, and to tell the truth, I love this one better as it uses frozen peas. I think the mayonnaise and sour cream flavored with dill and onion is terreific. I didn't use light sour cream or mayonnaise, as I wanted to try the recipe as written, but next time I think I will experiment. The bacon gives a nice crunchy flavor that goes well with the peas. Thanks for posting your tried and true recipe. I will be using this again. -
Delicious recipe. The only change was to leave the peas whole instead of chopping. We will be making this recipe often. Thanks, "Uncle Bill." -
I really liked this. I did not use the bacon cause I am trying really hard to cut down on that stuff. Used low fat mayo and low fat sour cream. Thought there was plenty of "juice" so I add another cup of peas and another couple of tablespoons of onions and had lunch for 2 days! Thanks Unk. -
Excellent -- refreshing and crisp! We really enjoyed this along with a hamburger and some baked beans. The crunch of all of the ingredients together was fabulous. Will be making this one a regular! Thanks Uncle Bill!!
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Tweaks
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Very good salad! I had to use regular frozen peas and plain yogurt in place of sour cream and mixed the bacon in without thinking. I doubled the recipe to serve 8 people and had some left over, but not a lot. Thanks, Uncle Bill! -
Uncle Bill, I really liked this. I've made it twice already and the second time I subbed fennel for the celery and bits of ham for the bacon. It was good,too. I love those sweet little peas. Thanks for the inspiration .
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals.
I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
