Super Quick Pea Salads

By: Gordon Angrignon
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:17:43
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If you're putting a meal together and need something quick to go with it, a simple pea salad recipe may be the answer.

It's very simple, just drain the water from a can of peas and put peas into a bowl. Add a little chopped vegetable and a tablespoon or so of mayonnaise and mix.

That's the basic recipe, here's a few suggestions to spice it up a little:

1-Add a slice of finely chopped onion. You don't need much and it really adds flavour.

2-Mince a small garlic clove and add to salad. Do this only if you like garlic.

3-Add other vegetables. Cucumber, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, celery and more. Chop them up very fine and add sparingly. Like the onion you don't need much.

4-Cheese it up. Shred or cube some cheese and throw it in. Any kind will do. You could also use some 3 cheese ranch dressing rather than mayonnaise for the dressing.

5-Add a hard boiled egg, peeled and chopped of course. This mixes very well with the mayonnaise.

6-Chopped sweet pickle or relish will sweeten it up and add a little crunch.

7-Enhance the mayonnaise dressing with a little shot of mustard.

8-Add a pinch of spice. Oregano, dill, cilantro, any others you may like.

9-A pinch of salt will bring the flavours together.

When you have your ingredients all together, gently mix and refrigerate. If you are in a hurry to get it on the table just chill it in the freezer for 5 minutes or so.

Gordon Angrignon is a sea-urchin diver from Cumberland, British Columbia on Vancouver Island. When not on the fishing grounds he's busy researching and making salads for his website Easy Salad Recipes.com, a compilation of free salad recipes including Pea Salad Recipes.

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