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Pea Salad with Sweet Potatoes

May 26, 2016 by Lindsay 9 Comments

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This Pea Salad with Sweet Potatoes is a healthy, kid-friendly recipe the whole family will love for dinner. Covered in hummus and mixed with bacon and cheese, what’s not to love about this side dish?

This Pea Salad with Sweet Potatoes is a healthy, kid-friendly recipe the whole family will love for dinner. Covered in hummus and mixed with bacon and cheese, what's not to love about this side dish?

Hi friends!

Today we’re talking pea salad because it’s time for another roundup with my bloggy pals! I can’t believe it’s been 3 months since we shared our 6 Healthy Brunch Recipes roundup! Over the past couple of years we’ve share tons of great recipes including:

6 Healthy Ways To Eat:

  • Cranberries (Cranberry Clementine Salsa)
  • Sweet Potatoes (Sweet Potato Protein Bars)
  • Apples (Caramel Apple Bread)
  • Pumpkin (Pumpkin Yogurt Dip)
  • Zucchini (Grilled Zucchini Rollups)
  • Almond Flour (Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies)
  • Black Beans (Mexican Layer Dip)
  • Citrus (Small Batch Raspberry Lemon Bars)
  • Brunch (Cinnamon Raisin Bagels)

This month we’re back to focusing on a specific ingredient: green peas! I always have a bag or two of peas in my freezer and I actually think they are kind of an underrated veggie. They’ve got their fair share of protein, are easy to cook and have a sweet taste. Most days, Squish will even eat them straight from the bowl with a spoon! So hopefully after seeing these recipes you’ll give them a fair shot if you haven’t already.

This Pea Salad with Sweet Potatoes is a healthy, kid-friendly recipe the whole family will love for dinner. Covered in hummus and mixed with bacon and cheese, what's not to love about this side dish?

Although Squish will often eat them plain, there are days when we won’t touch them. So I made this recipe with him in mind.  To be honest, I didn’t even know that pea salad was a thing until a couple weeks ago….but after looking at several recipes trying to get some inspiration, I basically just started with peas, threw in a bunch of other things he likes (bacon, cheese, sweet potatoes) and covered it all in hummus (his favorite)!

This salad would be a great side dish to bring to a summer cookout. You can eat it cold or room temperature and it comes together pretty quickly!

Here’s how you make it:

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This Pea Salad with Sweet Potatoes is a healthy, kid-friendly recipe the whole family will love for dinner. Covered in hummus and mixed with bacon and cheese, what’s not to love about this side dish?

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: serves 6-8 1x
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups frozen peas
  • 1 1/2 cups finely diced sweet potatoes
  • 1/2 cup cheese cubes
  • 2 strips bacon, diced
  • 1/3 cup onion, diced
  • 1/4 cup hummus
  • 2 Tbsp water

Instructions

  1. Cook peas according to package directions and let cool.
  2. Meanwhile, saute bacon, onion and sweet potato in a skillet until sweet potatoes reach desired level of doneness. Let cool.
  3. Combine peas, sweet potato mixture and cheese cubes in a large bowl.
  4. In a small bowl add water to hummus and mix well to thin it out.
  5. Spoon over pea mixture and stir until well coated.

Notes

*To cook the sweet potatoes faster, toss in oil and microwave for 1-2 minutes before adding to pan. Or use leftover roasted sweet potatoes.

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Like I mentioned, I sauteed my sweet potatoes but I’ve since made it again with leftover roasted sweet potatoes and loved it. To cook the sweet potatoes faster, toss them in a little oil and microwave them for 1-2 minutes before you add them to the pan.

This Pea Salad with Sweet Potatoes is a healthy, kid-friendly recipe the whole family will love for dinner. Covered in hummus and mixed with bacon and cheese, what's not to love about this side dish?

And now it’s time to check out some more delicious ways to enjoy peas:

6 Healthy Ways To Eat Peas

So much deliciousness for you guys to check out:

Pasta Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing

This pasta salad would be perfect for a summer cookout!
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Julia @ The Roasted Root

Kale Power Salad

This looks like the perfect dinner side dish!
Kale Power Salad

Sarah @ Making Thyme For Health

Healthy Secret Ingredient One Minute Brownie

Veggies in one minute brownies? Pure genius.
Healthy Secret Ingredient One Minute Brownie
Arman @ The Big Man’s World

Snap Pea & Goat Cheese Naan Pizza

Peas on pizza? Yes puhleez!
Snap Pea & Goat Cheese Naan Pizza
Kylie @ Imma Eat That

Easy Vegan Lasagna

Light and fresh lasagna, perfect for summer!
Easy Vegan Lasagna
Alexis @ Hummusapien

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

Filed Under: Dinner, Side Dish Tagged With: Bacon, Cheese, Hummus, Peas, Sweet Potato

About Lindsay

Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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Comments

  1. rachel @ Athletic Avocado says

    May 26, 2016 at 7:37 AM

    Wow I never knew peas could be eaten so many ways! Great round up!

    Reply
  2. Heather @ Polyglot Jot says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:23 AM

    Wow I dont give much thought to peas…guess I need to start incorporating them more! Thanks for sharing all of these great items!

    Reply
  3. Julia Mueller says

    May 26, 2016 at 8:58 AM

    Heck yes, I’m loving all the flavorful ingredients in this potato salad! Sweet potatoes are always my choice when making potato salad and I’m loving the bacon + hummus dressing. I’d definitely whip this up for my next family gathering!

    Reply
  4. Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday says

    May 26, 2016 at 10:24 AM

    I occasionally buy snap peas to snack on, but pretty much never eat peas otherwise – no idea why, but that’s going to change so I can try out all these recipes!

    Reply
  5. Kristy @ Southern In Law says

    May 26, 2016 at 10:42 PM

    I NEEEEEEEEEED to make this right away! We’re going through a bit of a “pea phase” at the moment and loving anything with peas!

    Reply
  6. Jeanette Schmidt says

    June 2, 2016 at 4:57 AM

    Just make this salad today for lunch. Rave reviews! Have leftovers so we’ll get to enjoy it tomorow too!… it great. very good. thanks.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      June 3, 2016 at 10:38 AM

      so glad you liked it!

      Reply

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