Of course if you want to make your bacon fresh, I won’t stop you but feel free to use pre-cooked for some truly easy prep. Many pea salad recipes call for red onion but we decided to switch it ...

I recently ate one of the best versions of pea salad I’ve ever had at a barbecue ... and and Rancho Pizzeria—tosses sweet peas with bacon, chunks of Gouda, and diced hard-boiled eggs.