3 P's Salad (Peas, Pickle, Peanut)

⏱ 25 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Vegetable

This traditional Oklahoma salad, known as the 3 P's Salad, brings together sweet peas, peanuts, and sweet gherkins. The ingredients are combined with a simple, creamy dressing made from pickle juice, mustard, sugar, and cream. After a brief rest to let the sugar dissolve, the salad is served at room temperature. It's a straightforward, flavourful vegetable dish that comes together in about 25 minutes.

3 P's Salad (Peas, Pickle, Peanut)

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) can sweet peas
  • 3 -4 small sweet gherkins
  • 1 tablespoon sweet pickle juice
  • 1/2-3/4 cup unsalted peanuts
  • 1 tablespoon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup cream (or half n'half)

Method

  1. Drain the can of sweet peas and transfer them to a mixing bowl.
  2. Process the unsalted peanuts and sweet gherkins in a food processor until they achieve a gravel-like texture, then add this mixture to the bowl with the peas.
  3. Stir the tablespoon of sweet pickle juice into the bowl.
  4. In a separate container, whisk together the mustard, sugar, and cream until combined.
  5. Let the dressing mixture stand for 10-15 minutes so the sugar can fully dissolve.
  6. Pour the prepared dressing over the combined pea, peanut, and pickle ingredients and mix everything together.
  7. Serve the completed salad at room temperature.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium235600 mg

Recipe details

CategoryVegetable
AuthorHappy Harry 2