Pea and Bacon Salad with French Dressing

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings
  • Total: 25 min
  • Active: 20 min
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Ingredients

French Dressing:

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 cup full-fat Greek yogurt

1/3 cup white wine vinegar 

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 

1 tablespoon sugar 

1 teaspoon paprika 

1/2 small onion, coarsely chopped 

Kosher salt

Pea and Bacon Salad:

4 slices bacon

6 ounces sugar snap peas, stringed and cut on the bias (about 3 cups) 

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 

1 head butter lettuce, torn into leaves 

1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves, chopped 

Wedge of Parmesan, for grating 

Directions

Special equipment:
a high-speed blender
  1. For the French dressing: Plop the ketchup, yogurt, vinegar, mustard, sugar, paprika, onion and salt to taste into a high-speed blender. Puree until smooth. Use immediately or transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
  2. For the pea and bacon salad: Put the bacon in a large cold skillet and cook over medium heat until crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, and set aside.
  3. Add the peas to the bacon fat, then sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper and cook over medium heat until they get a slight color, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
  4. Build the salad. Onto a bed of butter lettuce leaves, scatter the peas and herbs. Crumble and add the bacon. Finish with a grating of Parmesan and a drizzle of dressing. Serve with more dressing on the side.

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Mary J.

This was very good. Don’t leave off the fresh mint. It is not listed in the ingredients list but Molly used it on the show. The dressing was a tad bit too sweet but still tasty. I realized after we finished dinner that I had left off the grated parmesan cheese. Lol. I’m losing it I guess. <br />It was still delish without the cheese so don’t worry if you don’t have it.

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