Chilled Green Pea Salad W. Dill Ii

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 ounces frozen peas, thawed & drained
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup finely shredded medium to sharp cheddar cheese (i prefer the sharp)
• 3/4 teaspoon dried dill (or 1 tbsp. freshly chopped dill)
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives
• 2 large green onions, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (more or less, depending on taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 pinch sea salt

Recipe

• 1 place frozen peas into a colander in the sink & run under luke warm water over them until completely thawed, then drain thoroughly. combine peas & chopped green onions (reserve about 1 tablespoons of the dark green portion of the chopped green onion to dress salad with before serving).
• 2 in a separate bowl, combine the sour cream, mayo, pinch of sea salt, black pepper, dill weed, lemon juice, chives & hot sauce well. add the sour cream mixture to the peas & onions, as well as adding the shredded cheese - mix until equally combined. cover salad & refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour. upon serving the salad, sprinkle a handful more of the cheese along with the remaining chopped green onion & serve. recipe can be made a day prior to serving - serve well chilled.