Pea Salad With Pimentos and Cheese

This is a quick and easy - and tasty - recipe that was a standard at my extended family's special dinners. Great Aunt Betty almost always brought this as a dish to pass, and it was always gone by the end of dinner.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 266 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ onion, diced
• 1 (4 ounce) jar pimento peppers, drained and chopped
• 3 (15 ounce) cans peas, drained
• ½ pound Colby cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix peas, pimento peppers, Colby cheese, onion, mayonnaise, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl with a lid. Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours before serving for best flavor; stir again before serving.