Crunchy Pea Salad with Bacon

Thanks to Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookies for the inspiration.  I changed things around a bit not having some ingredients but it still worked.  I am not a huge pea fan so finding something tasty to do with them is a real boon.

Ingredients:

Frozen peas (thawed and drained)

Chopped nuts – brazil nuts

Spring onion (scallion)

2 slices of bacon

Small amount of chopped onion

Handful of dried cranberries and sour cherries

¼ cup mayo

Vinegar – a little splosh

Sugar – 1 cube

Soy sauce & Worcestershire sauce – tiny splosh of each

Salt & pepper

Method:

Thaw and drain your peas – I used about half ordinary peas and half baby minted

Cook your bacon with the onion.  Let it cool and put it on kitchen paper and then transfer to a board to cut up.

In a small container mix the mayo, vinegar, sugar, soy and Worcestershire.  Don't overdo the soy and Worcestershire – you want the other flavours to shine.

Put the peas, nuts and dried fruit into a larger bowl, add the cooled bacon bits.  Pour the dressing over and mix. Taste and add salt and pepper to your taste.

Chill for at least 1 hour.  When it came to eating time I found it just a bit cold – should have left it out for 20 minutes or so.