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Pea salad
"bigwheel" > wrote in message
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> 'Julie Bove[_2_ Wrote:
>> ;1936843']Do you make it? Do you eat it? I'm looking at various cold
>> salad recipes
>> since it would appear that we are going to have a warmish if not hot
>> summer,
>> despite what the various Almanacs said. And I can't get enough of that
>> Just
>> Mayo! I discovered that they sell two different kinds. With
>> preservatives
>> and without. I bought without today. It was the only kind that Central
>>
>> Market sold. That company also sells Just Cookies and claims they are
>> allergy friendly and yet they make peanut butter ones. What? But I
>> digress.
>>
>> I have only ever had pea salad twice. The first time was at some little
>>
>> place upstairs in Leavenworth WA. I want to say that it was a tea shop.
>>
>> Husband (we were not married at the time) was not impressed as it was
>> pretty
>> foo foo and had small portions of everything. I can't remember what I
>> had
>> with it, but the pea salad was divine! Then I had it at a work
>> potluck.
>>
>> So... So far I have found two recipes that would work for me. The
>> first
>> one contains white corn, yellow corn, cucumbers, onions, pimentos,
>> tomatoes,
>> mayo and of course peas! I would have to leave the tomatoes out as
>> Angela
>> hates tomatoes in most things and husband isn't partial to them. Both
>> will
>> eat salsa and pico de gallo. Also ketchup. Go figure. I don't know
>> what
>> it is about tomatoes. I know countless people who say that they hate
>> them
>> and yet they do actually eat them in some things. I figure I can just
>> put a
>> small amount of chopped tomato in my portion.
>>
>> The next one is very simple. Some kind of cooked pasta, peas, small
>> amount
>> of chopped onion and mayo.
>>
>> I am thinking that one with bacon would also be good. Saw one that
>> called
>> for those seasoned almond slices for salad toppings and the woman who
>> posted
>> it claimed that everyone thought it had bacon in it. I might just make
>> that
>> one and swap some bacon for the almonds since Angela and I can't have
>> them.
>>
>> Oh and then there was the Harlequin salad. It actually looks pretty
>> nasty
>> but I love the ingredients which are mainly beets and peas. You do need
>> to
>> see the pic of this to get it in its full glory. Hope you have a strong
>>
>> stomach! And I kept looking through it saying to myself, "Where's the
>> dill?" Oh duh! Mom Dill's... Here is the recipe.
>>
>> 'Mom Dill's Harlequin Salad Recipe - Allrecipes.com'
>> (http://tinyurl.com/nqy397d)
>>
>> So... What kind of pea salad do you like? Or make?
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> We keep it super simple. 1 can well drained early peas..two chopped hard
> boiled eggs..half cup cubed up Velvetta or American cheese..half cup
> Miracle Whup..salt and pepper.
Thanks!
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