Healthy Green Pea Salad
This Healthy Green Pea Salad couldn’t be any easier! It’s a simple make-ahead vegetable dish that is packed with flavor and uses frozen peas and Greek yogurt.
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I assume you love make-ahead dishes that taste amazing, come together in minutes, and will cause people to hunt you down at parties to ask “what is in that amazing pea salad?”? If so, this recipe is for you!
This dish is eaten cold, so there is no need to heat before serving. That makes it perfect for the summer and for all your party needs. Need more make-ahead sides and appetizers? Check out my Nana’s Cucumber and Onion Salad, Zesty Instant Pot Quinoa Salad, and Instant Pot Potato Salad.
What Peas Work Best For Pea Salad?
I use frozen peas (related: How to Freeze Peas) because it is so dang easy. Additionally, frozen peas are picked and flash-frozen at their peak of freshness. This makes them an affordable and healthy choice all year long.
You’re welcome to use fresh or canned peas (related: How to Can Peas), but make sure all the liquid is drained from the canned peas first. Please note, the salad with not be as crispy and crunchy if using canned.
Pro/Recipe Tips:
- I used Instant Pot Cold Start Yogurt but if you’re a mayo fan, try this homemade Whole30 Mayo.
- Make this dish the day before you want to serve it. It gives the flavors a chance to meld together, and um, it makes your life easier.
- Store in the fridge for up to four days. After that, the whey from the Greek yogurt will start to water down the salad. If you like mayo, using mayo in the salad will allow it to be stored for six days without compromising the flavor.
- Need to make smoked almonds: Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add 1/2 tsp olive oil or ghee, 1/2 tsp sea salt, 1 tsp smoked paprika, and 1 cup of almonds. Stir and toast for 8-10 minutes. Allow to fully cool before pulsing.
More Easy Side Dishes You’ll Love:
- Healthy Deviled Eggs
- Fried Cabbage With Bacon
- Air Fryer Egg Rolls
- Kale Chopped Salad
- Air Fryer Pretzel Bites
- Cold Soba Noodle Salad
Healthy Green Pea Salad WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS
One serving has 3 WW Freestyle SmartPoints.
Healthy Green Pea Salad
Ingredients
- 16 oz frozen peas {do not thaw}
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 3 green onions {thinly sliced}
- 1 5 oz can water chestnuts {drained}
- 1 cup smoked almonds
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, plain {you can sub in mayo}
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse almonds until the pieces are small. Add to a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- In a food processor, pulse the water chestnuts until the pieces are small and uniform. Add to the mixing bowl.
- Add peas, green onions, cumin, and Greek yogurt to the bowl.
- Mix thoroughly, cover, and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
Notes
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This recipe was originally published in May 2018. It has been retested and updated with reader feedback. New photos have been added. For reference, this is one of the photos from the original post:
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I LOVE Pea Salad… I make it in many different variations…. Now I usually make a base salad, then add the variants per bowl as I eat it…. so I can have multiple versions from one batch of base…
THIS sounds awesome…… gotta go get some Smoked Almonds now…. A KEEPER !!!
What a clever idea!
Not sure if you’re a Costco member but I saw they now have smoked almonds as of this past weekend.
Just made the yummy pea salad. I didn’t have smoked almonds so I used regular almonds and substituted in a teaspoon of smoked paprika. Tastes great.
Well you are the OG pea salad maker!
Def need to try this!!! #smokedpaprikaisthebomb
That is a hashtag I can get behind!
I tried the salad tonight and it tastes really good!
I just have a question… the only smoked almonds I could find were Hickory flavoured smoked salted almonds. I wasn’t too sure, so I just took roasted almonds. I live in Canada so maybe that’s not something common here…. or I haven’t looked hard enough!
Anyway, thanks for the recipe!
I think the hickory smoked almonds would be exactly perfect for this!
Don’t think I’ve ever seen smoked almonds over on this side of the pond in Blighty. Are they a common thing in that there ‘Murica?
They sound intriguing, as does the pea salad. Gonna have a look for smoked almonds, but if I can’t find them do you think dry roasted peanuts would work instead? x
Hi Zola,
It is pronounced “merica”. Ha! I’m not sure if they’re an international thing or not. They’re freaking delicious though, so I hope you can find them!
Dry roasted peanuts would change the flavor, but I think it would be ok. You’d want to add some salt to the mix, and maybe some smoked paprika if you can track some down. The smokey flavor is pretty fabulous in the mix.
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I am so glad I found you new home. I was lost without you in my inbox. I’ll try the salad….sounds good! Enjoy the long weekend.
Glad I found you again! Not a huge almond fan, but, since I might be the only one in the world, I may try this anyway! I’m also feeling the “WordPress-love” at the moment. (not.) If one more robot spams me about their brilliant solution to my SEO deficiencies, I might scream (if they are lucky).
It is my guess that chukah is the sound the shaker makes as you shake your spices in. Chukah, chukah, chukah, this is the sound my mom use to say when she used shaker bottles.
This pea salad sounds delish and creative.