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Home » Dietary » Gluten Free » Sweet Pea Salad Recipe with Scallion, Bacon, and Lemon Cream Dressing

Sweet Pea Salad Recipe with Scallion, Bacon, and Lemon Cream Dressing

May 16, 2014 by Faith 4 Comments

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This quick and easy Sweet Pea Salad Recipe with Scallion, Bacon, and Lemon Cream Dressing balances sweet, salty, and savory flavors for a beautiful spring side dish!

English Pea Salad on White Platter

When I think of spring – as far as food goes – green peas immediately come to mind.

I think it’s because green peas are not only one of my favorite springtime foods, but also because they remind me of the green buds on trees.

And if you live in a place where it snows, you will know exactly what I mean when I say that buds on the trees in spring are a most welcome sight!

Springtime Pea Salad on White Serving Dish

This Sweet Pea Salad showcases the natural sweetness of green peas. It’s balanced by the saltiness of bacon and the savory flavor of scallion. Instead of mayo, it’s dressed with a lemony whipped cream. 

The result is a refreshing, flavorful salad that goes well with any number of main dishes!

Creamy Sweet Pea Salad with Description

In This Article

  • Sweet Pea Salad Recipe
  • What to Serve with This Sweet Pea Salad:
  • Sweet Pea Salad Recipe with Scallion, Bacon, and Lemon Cream Dressing

Sweet Pea Salad Recipe

This Sweet Pea Salad is so easy to make it’s barely a recipe! But even though it has just a few ingredients, it’s not lacking flavor at all.

With a lot of my recipes, I say that it’s fine to go ahead and make the dish if you’re missing an ingredient or two. However, with this salad’s short ingredient list, each component brings an essential flavor to the mix.

Sweet Pea Salad Recipe Ingredients:

  • Olive oil, to saute the turkey bacon
  • Turkey bacon
  • Frozen sweet green peas
  • Scallion
  • Parsley
  • Salt and black pepper

Pea Salad Without Mayo

This salad is creamy, but there’s no mayo in sight!

The highlight of this Sweet Pea Salad is the lemon cream, which is used to dress the salad. It sounds so similar that you might not realize it’s not your typical creamy lemon salad dressing; no, this is something else entirely!

Creamy Pea Salad Stirred on Plate

This is whipped cream flavored simply with lemon and a touch of sugar and salt for balance. It adds a surprisingly light feel, but at the same time richness to the dish. This airy dressing dissipates on your tongue, leaving you with a bit of richness that’s pleasantly contrasted by the lemon.

It’s the perfect way to simply dress Sweet Pea Salad!

Easy Sweet Pea Salad

Do You Serve This Salad Cold?

Yes! This is a chilled pea salad.

What to Serve with This Sweet Pea Salad:

  • Spicy Honey Citrus Chicken
  • Best Baked Cod
  • Gluten Free Healthy Baked Chicken Tenders
  • Lemon Butter Garlic Salmon
  • Instant Pot BBQ Chicken

Sweet Pea Salad Recipe

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English Pea Salad on White Platter

Sweet Pea Salad Recipe with Scallion, Bacon, and Lemon Cream Dressing

By: Faith Gorsky
This quick and easy Sweet Pea Salad Recipe with Scallion, Bacon, and Lemon Cream Dressing balances sweet, salty, and savory flavors for a beautiful spring side dish!
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Prep Time 8 mins
Cook Time 7 mins
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 242 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Salad:

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6 slices turkey bacon chopped
  • 10 ounces frozen sweet green peas not thawed
  • 3 scallions green and white parts, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves pulled from the stems
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Lemon Cream Dressing:

  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and fry until crispy, about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to cool and drain off the excess oil.
  • Fill a medium saucepan half-full with water and bring it to a rolling boil. Add a generous sprinkling of salt. Stir in the frozen peas and time them for 45 seconds. Strain the peas and let them cool.
  • Combine the bacon, peas, scallion, parsley leaves, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a large bowl, and then pour it onto a serving dish. Chill until serving.
  • For the dressing, whip the cream until thickened enough so that when you spoon a dollop, it stays without spreading out too much. Whisk in the lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, and salt.
  • Right before serving, dollop the Lemon Cream Dressing onto the salad.

Faith's Tips

This salad also makes a delicious light lunch. To make it a satisfying meal, I add cheddar cheese and nuts, such as almonds. A sprinkling of sunflower seeds on top is also delicious!

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Sweet Pea Salad Recipe with Scallion, Bacon, and Lemon Cream Dressing
Amount Per Serving
Calories 242 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 41mg14%
Sodium 577mg25%
Potassium 336mg10%
Carbohydrates 13g4%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 1483IU30%
Vitamin C 41mg50%
Calcium 47mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Keyword Sweet Pea Salad
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This post was first published on An Edible Mosaic on May 16, 2014. I updated it with more information on April 15, 2021.

Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links to products I believe in, which means that even though it doesn’t cost you anything extra, I will receive a small amount of money from the sale of these items. Thank you for helping to support An Edible Mosaic!

Filed Under: Gluten Free, Side Dishes Tagged: English Peas, Green Peas, Pea Salad Without Mayo, Recipes, Salads, Side Dishes, Springtime Foods, Sweet Pea Salad, Sweet Peas

Comments

  1. Julia says

    May 19, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    I haven’t had nearly enough peas this spring! I love everything you have going on in this salad. Scallions and parsley? Plus the bacon? My eyeballs are liking what they see!!

    Reply
  2. Erica says

    May 16, 2014 at 11:13 am

    mmmmmmmmmmmm! Just delicious!!! Peas in the spring are amazing. Sorry I haven’t been commenting much- we went away for a few days :)

    Reply
  3. Rosa says

    May 16, 2014 at 3:11 am

    Spring on a plate! This dish is fabulous.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply

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