Pea-Cheese Salad

Ingredients

• 1 10-ounce package frozen peas or one 17-ounce can peas
• 1 cup cubed cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons diced pimiento or sweet red pepper
• 1/3 cup mayonnaiseø salad dressing
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 medium tomatoes (optional)
• Leaf lettuce (optional)

Instructions

1. Cook frozen peas according to package directions. Thoroughly drain the cooked or canned peas. Cool cooked peas.
2. In a large bowl combine peas, cheese cubes, hard-cooked eggs, celery, onion, and pimiento or sweet red pepper. Combine mayonnaise or salad dressing, salt, and pepper. Add to pea mixture; toss to mix. Cover and chill for 4 to 24 hours. Stir mixture well. If desired, cut each tomato into 8 wedges, cutting to, but not through, the bottom.
3. Place tomatoes atop lettuce. Fill tomatoes with pea mixture.