by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor
In the summer of 2022, I attended the NSC picnic at Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale. Food was always the main focus at NSC events. There were plenty of pot luck dishes to try. One particular pot luck dish that stuck to my mind was Carol Takeda’s Pea Salad.
This salad was simple and crunchy. The best part… it contains bacon. YUMS.
The recipe calls for one teaspoon of Beau Monde seasoning. I had never heard of this seasoning but I googled it and you can get a jar on Amazon.
https://spiceislands.com/product/beau-monde/
You can also make your own Beau Monde seasoning. See the simple recipe below.
Or be like Carol and don’t put it in at all.
Bon Appetite – Julia Child and Karen Soo share the same birthday.
Preparation Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 bags petite frozen peas, thawed
- 3/4 Cup sour cream
- 2 tbs mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Beau Monde seasoning
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 1/4 c red onion, finely chopped
- 1 pound bacon cooked and broken into pieces
- Pepper to taste
- Spanish Peanuts
1. Make dressing with Beau Monde seasoning, sour cream and mayonnaise.
2. Chop celery very fine.
3. Chop onions very fine.
4. Mix altogether with the peas. Before serving add the Spanish peanuts and crispy bacon
Beau Monde Seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
Toss it in a jar with about 6 – 10 grains of rice if you live in a humid environment and plan on opening and shutting the jar a few times over a couple of months. Shake it up good, that’s pretty much it.
