Creamy Pea, Cheddar & Bacon Salad

Serves 8 15 min prep 10 min cook
Creamy Pea, Cheddar & Bacon Salad

Sweet peas, smoky bacon and mature Cheddar in a creamy dressing — a proper old-school braai salad.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g frozen peas, thawed
  • 200 g bacon, fried crisp and chopped
  • 150 g mature Cheddar, cubed
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 150 ml mayonnaise
  • 100 ml plain yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Place the peas in a large bowl.
  2. Add the bacon, Cheddar and red onion.
  3. Mix the mayonnaise, yoghurt and lemon juice.
  4. Fold through the salad.
  5. Season and chill before serving.
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