This delicious and Easy to make English Pea Salad Recipe is loaded with hard boiled eggs, bacon, celery, red onion, red pepper and cheddar cheese all blended together with a creamy mayonnaise dressing.

When I was making my first attempt at Creamy Bacon Pea Salad, I thought — Yeah Right, this might be something I’d LOVE but Ray (my hubby) certainly isn’t going to like it. Ray doesn’t love peas, he tolerates them on occasion, preferably only fresh from our garden….

HOWEVER after taking just a few bites of my delicious creamy pea-filled salad, he proclaimed “I wish my mom made peas like this when I was little, this is awesome!”

I’ve made it 3 times since I first came up with the recipe – and will probably make up another batch this weekend!

And now Ray loves peas…. well peas in my Creamy Bacon Pea Salad – but I’ll take it.

If you happen to be hosting Easter dinner, a summer BBQ, bridal or baby shower, barbecue, picnic or potluck, this is the salad you want to take along to share! This classic salad side dish comes together in a flash and is so easy to make! Oh and leftovers of this classic pea salad are pretty amazing too!

English Pea Salad Ingredients:

You can find a wide variety of variations when it comes to making a sweet pea salad but trust me when I say that this combination of flavors is simply the best!

Fresh peas (Sweat Pea) or frozen green peas
cheddar cheese or sharp cheddar (shredded or cut into tiny cubes)
bacon cooked & crumble
celery
Roasted Red Peppers (aka pimentos) chopped
Onion (yellow, red, white or green onion)
Fresh Chives (parsley and dill are delicious too)
Hard Boiled Eggs
mayonnaise
Homemade Seasoned Salt <– get my recipe

What you don’t need is additions like garlic powder, ranch dressing, ham, pickles or lemon juice. You also don’t need sour cream, mustard or apple cider vinegar.

Similar to Potato/Macaroni Salad, Green pea salad is that mayo dressed chilled salad we all crave only lower in carbs and more nutritious with peas in place of the starch! Plus it’s chock’FULL of healthy fats & protein from eggs, cheddar cheese, mayonnaise and BACON! Lots and lots of bacon!

Everything is better with BACON – Right???

And when I got some amazing Bacon from Butcher Box this month (in addition to grass fed sirloin steaks & ground beef) I immediately knew that I needed to create something where the bacon could SING – where it was featured and could be appreciated in a unique way.

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and my Creamy Pea Salad recipe is the perfect way elevate plain ingredients with a POP from the slight crunch from real bacon bits deliciousness.

What is Butcher Box??

It’s an undeniable fact that when it comes to the foods we nourish our bodies with, Quality Counts — Especially when it comes to the animal products we eat, it’s imperative that you ALWAYS select Grass Fed, Pasture & Humanely Raised Meats for your optimal health.

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The awesome folks at Butcher Box curate monthly boxes of meat (a variety of cuts of beef, chicken, pork – individually or in combination per your choice) and ship it right to your home. Perfect for anyone who doesn’t have access to local, high quality meats or need help simplifying their routines. Needless to say, they make buying meat delivery boxes more convenient and affordable.

Through partnering with a collective of small farms Butcher Box is able to purchase in large quantities and pass the savings along to you. Their products are cheaper than what you’d find at large grocery stores, of the utmost quality, and delivered directly to your door.

Each box also comes with awesome recipes to help inspire you to create healthy-deliciousness for your family from your monthly order too!

How to make English Pea Salad

The hardest part to making English Pea Salad is making hard boiled eggs, and I’ve got you covered with my The Secret to Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs {stovetop method}. Give those eggs a peel and set aside.

Then fry up some chopped bacon, let it drain on paper towels.

In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and let those textures come together with a cup mayonnaise. Give it all a stir until well coated.

If you like this English Pea salad Recipe, try these other delicious cold salad recipes next: