Easy and Delicious Pea Salad Plate with Tomatoes and Cashews is a fresh breath of air, for salads any time of the year! This delicious salad calls for frozen peas, which is perfect, because good quality frozen peas are available year-round.
It turns out that foods frozen at their peak are much more nutritious than those in cold storage, so don't pass up quality frozen fruits and vegetables thinking that there is a loss of nutrition when served to the family. Around here, eating more vegetables is always our goal, and salads play a big part in achieving that goal. And while we love a tossed green salad, many of our favorites are not lettuce-based. And this Easy and Delicious Pea Salad Plate with Tomatoes and Cashews is one of our favorites!
I have found that it is so easy to get into a food rut, and while I try to not let that happen, during busy times it simply does! I think it can happen to us all and our meals start to look like the following: a main dish, a potato or noodle side dish, and a cooked vegetable on repeat!
When that happens around here, I know we need to climb out of the food rut and eat more variety.
A vegetable based salad is one way to go. And we have several favorites, after you have enjoyed Easy and Delicious Pea Salad Plate with Tomatoes and Cashews, I encourage you to also try this Moroccan Carrot Salad and the Avocado Caprese Salad. All three salads are favorites at our house...because they call for easy to obtain produce, that is available the year round.
With Easy and Delicious Pea Salad Plate with Tomatoes and Cashews calling for basic ingredients, is quick and easy to make, it keeps very well until serving time, and (of course!) tastes wonderful. This salad is one your family will enjoy time and time again! And delicious food is one way to stay out of that food rut we talked about...
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| Winter Pea Salad Plate with Tomatoes and Cashews |
Some thoughts on this recipe:
If you prefer, when making this ahead, for more crunch, you may scatter the cashews over the salad right before serving.
I like serving this from a platter, but feel free to use a serving bowl.
You can easily turn this into a main dish salad by upping the amount of ham used.
Ingredients needed for this recipe:
- frozen peas
- onion or our favorite Quick Pickled Onions
- celery
- parsley
- diced ham
- diced cheddar cheese
- mayonnaise
- sour cream
- garlic salt
- fresh ground pepper
- Angostura Bitters
- hard-cooked eggs
- Roma tomatoes
- cashews
You will also need the following:
- measuring spoons
- kitchen knife
- cutting board
- measuring cups
- large mixing bowl
- silicone spatula
- whisk
- small mixing bowl
- serving platter
Now you are ready to begin!
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| Easy and Delicious Pea Salad Plate with Tomatoes and Cashews. |
by the seat of my pants
UPDATED: 05.18.2024
2 c frozen peas - thawed and drained (10oz pkg.)
1/2 c diced celery (use the tender inner ribs if possible)
1/2 diced ham
1/2 c diced cheddar cheese
1/4 c diced red onion or our favorite pickled red onion
1/4 c sour cream
1/4 c mayonnaise
1/8 t garlic salt
fresh ground pepper
heavy dash of Angostura Bitters
2 Roma tomatoes - quartered lengthwise
2 hard-cooked eggs - diced
1/3 c coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
large handful of salted cashews
Prepare the vegetables as needed.
In a large bowl, combine the thawed and drained peas, celery, ham, cheddar cheese, and onion pieces. Toss gently and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic salt, pepper, and bitters. Whisk together until smooth. Pour over the pea salad mixture, gently fold the dressing into the vegetables.
Arrange on a serving platter, add tomato pieces, diced egg, parsley, and cashews. Cover and chill until serving time.
In a small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic salt, pepper, and bitters. Whisk together until smooth. Pour over the pea salad mixture, gently fold the dressing into the vegetables.
Arrange on a serving platter, add tomato pieces, diced egg, parsley, and cashews. Cover and chill until serving time.
Storage options for Winter Pea Salad Plate with Tomatoes and Cashews. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to three days. Do not freeze this dish for a longer storage time. Note: even in the refrigerator the cashews will soften in texture.
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Easy and Delicious Pea Salad Plate with Tomatoes and Cashews
by the seat of my pants
by the seat of my pants
UPDATED: 05.18.2024
2 c frozen peas - thawed and drained (10oz pkg.)
1/2 c diced celery (use the tender inner ribs if possible)
1/2 diced ham
1/2 c diced cheddar cheese
1/4 c diced red onion or our favorite pickled red onion
1/4 c sour cream
1/4 c mayonnaise
1/8 t garlic salt
fresh ground pepper
heavy dash of Angostura Bitters
2 Roma tomatoes - quartered lengthwise
2 hard-cooked eggs - diced
1/3 c coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
large handful of salted cashews
Prepare the vegetables as needed.
2 c frozen peas - thawed and drained (10oz pkg.)
1/2 c diced celery (use the tender inner ribs if possible)
1/2 diced ham
1/2 c diced cheddar cheese
1/4 c diced red onion or our favorite pickled red onion
1/4 c sour cream
1/4 c mayonnaise
1/8 t garlic salt
fresh ground pepper
heavy dash of Angostura Bitters
2 Roma tomatoes - quartered lengthwise
2 hard-cooked eggs - diced
1/3 c coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
large handful of salted cashews
Prepare the vegetables as needed.
In a large bowl, combine the thawed and drained peas, celery, ham, cheddar cheese, and onion pieces. Toss gently and set aside.
In a small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic salt, pepper, and bitters. Whisk together until smooth. Pour over the pea salad mixture, gently fold the dressing into the vegetables.
Arrange on a serving platter, add tomato pieces, diced egg, parsley, and cashews. Cover and chill until serving time.
In a small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic salt, pepper, and bitters. Whisk together until smooth. Pour over the pea salad mixture, gently fold the dressing into the vegetables.
Arrange on a serving platter, add tomato pieces, diced egg, parsley, and cashews. Cover and chill until serving time.
Storage options for Easy and Delicious Pea Salad Plate with Tomatoes and Cashews. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to three days. Do not freeze this dish for a longer storage time. Note: even in the refrigerator the cashews will soften in texture.
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This looks amazing. I pinned. The only thing I would leave out is the nuts, due to an allergy.
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DeleteThat winter salad looks delicious!
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DeleteLovely combination of flavors in your colorful salad.
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DeleteA very colorful and delicious looking salad. A perfect meal in itself.
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DeleteYou've shared some wonderful advice in this post, Melynda and your salad looks delicious! It's very nutrient dense as well. I'm a huge fan of frozen fruit and vegetables, and I love how you have used them here. Thank you for sharing and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party Community. I’m featuring this post at the party this week. Take care, and I wish you a wonderful week!
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Thank you Miz Helen! I appreciate your hosting Full Plate Thursday!
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DeleteWinter time means salads for dinner at our home. This one is on my list to try!
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DeletePinned this one too. I'd like to make this sometime soon. Ps: Thank you for hosting.
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DeleteThis salad sounds so lovely. Would make for a great weekend lunch for sure. I think the hubs would really like it.
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DeleteI want to try this! It sounds delicious! I love all those ingredients. :) And, yes, I'm glad you pointed out that frozen food is equally nutritious! Thanks for sharing this post with us at the Will Blog for Comments #38 linkup. Hope to see you next week at #39, too!
ReplyDeleteJennifer I love a pea salad, and just about everything goes well with peas, so the variety of what you can enjoy simply invites you to dream up another recipe! Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it.
DeleteWe are currently working out of a food rut - so easy to get there. Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!
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DeleteThis does sound and looking awesome. will pin to make
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DeleteI'll have to remember getting some frozen peas and make something like that eventually, it looks yummy. I would leave out the celery, though, celery doesn't make me happy, and probably replace the cashews with walnuts.
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Cat, the wonderful thing about a salad like this is that leaving out the one thing you don't care for, doesn't really change the dish. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it.
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