cheese and peas salad
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I love salads, and I'm always looking for new recipes for all kinds of salad.I found this recipe in an old Miriam Loo cookbook, but I tweaked it quite a bit to personalize it. My favorite herb to use is mint,(peas and mint, what could better say Spring!) but you can use any dried or fresh herb of your choice. Just remember that if using fresh herbs to increase the amount. I always double this recipe, for our large gatherings.I hope you enjoy this as much as we do.
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yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
5 Min
Ingredients For cheese and peas salad
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10 1/2 ozfrozen tiny peas
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2hard boiled eggs peeled and chopped
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1/4 cchopped sweet pickles
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1/2 cchopped celery
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4green onions, chopped, including green tops
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1/2 cdiced cheddar cheese (1/4 inch cubes)
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1/3 creal mayonnaise
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3 Tbspdairy sour cream
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1/2 ctiny shell macaroni cooked to al dente (about 5 minutes) drain well, and cool
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1 tspdried simmer savory, or mint, or taragon ( dried, crushed herb of choice to taste)
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salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
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3 Tbspfresh minced parsley (flat or curly leaf)
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6crisp lettuce leaves
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2med. sized tomatoes cut in wedges
How To Make cheese and peas salad
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1In large heat resistant bowl, pour boiling water over peas just to cover, let stand 1 minute. Drain well.Combine peas with eggs, pickles, celery, green onions, and cheese; toss gently.
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2Blend mayonnaise and sour cream; toss with cooked shell macaroni and pea mixture gently stirring to moisten well.If salad seems too dry, you can increase the sour cream and mayonnaise until it's moist enough. Add crushed herb of choice to taste, salt and pepper to taste, and 1 1/2 tablespoons parsley. Chill 1 hour or more, Serve on chilled crisp lettuce leaves garnished with tomato wedges and sprinkled with remaining parsley.
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