Creamy Dill Pea Salad – Pea Salad with Dill

This Creamy Dill Pea Salad recipe is a refreshing side dish perfect for a pitch-in, barbecues, potlucks, summer picnic or just a regular family dinner. Made with frozen peas and sour cream, pea salad with dill is quick to put together and full of flavor.

Pea Salad with Dill

It might sound crazy, but I am crazy for pea salad. It’s completely old fashioned, and I’m not sure how many people still eat pea salad on a regular basis.

But if creamy pea salad is crazy, sign me up.

This Pea Salad with Dill is a unique take on traditional pea salad. Don’t get us wrong, we are obsessed with our Old-Fashioned Pea Salad.  It is a staple at all our family holidays.

But this creamy pea salad (without mayo) is just as tasty and it also a crowd-pleaser.

Another unique thing about creamy pea salad is that it has no bacon either.

Creamy Dill Pea Salad

Looking for a lighter pea salad recipe?

Creamy Dill Pea Salad is a low-fat, salt-free alternative to the calorie-packed traditional version. This creamy peas salad without mayo uses nonfat sour cream instead. Instead of salt, this recipe calls for a salt-free seasoning blend.

While traditional pea salad contains canned peas, mayonnaise, hard boiled eggs and cheese, this version is perfectly different with sour cream, lemon juice, dill and curry powder. Don’t have curry powder? You can substitute 1/4 teaspoon cumin and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric instead.

Sour cream gives this recipe a cool tang while the combination of dill and curry powder bring a perfect spice. The lemon juice brightens the dish.

What’s better? It can be tossed together in minutes and packs a powerful flavor punch.

Ingredients for Pea Salad with Sour Cream

Frozen Peas, thawed

Sour Cream

Lemon Juice

Salt Free Seasoning (regular salt can be used instead)

Curry Powder

Dill (fresh or dried)

Black Pepper

Green Onion, sliced

How to make Creamy Pea Salad With Dill

Step by Step Instructions

1. To prepare, combine sour cream, fresh lemon juice, green onion, sugar, dill weed, salt-free seasoning and black pepper together in a large bowl.
2. Add thawed peas and stir until evenly coated.
3. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Storage Instructions

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

For the full recipe for creamy pea salad without mayo, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Recipe FAQs

• Thaw your frozen peas before assembling.
• Canned peas can be used too. Be sure to drain well.
• Pea salad with sour cream uses fat free, low fat or regular sour cream. You choose.
• Go ahead and make this a day or two ahead of time to let the flavors marinate together.
• Substitute 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric plus 1/4 teaspoon of cumin for curry powder, if needed.
• Salt can be substituted for salt-free seasoning, if desired.
• I prefer fresh dill in this pea salad with dill recipe; however, dried dill works too.

Recipe Variations

• Add fried crispy bacon for more flavor.
• Substitute plain Greek yogurt for sour cream.
• Use red onion or yellow onion instead of green onion.
• Diced celery is always a great addition for a little crunch.
• Love cheese. Add cubes of cheddar cheese.

Funeral Pea Salad

This recipe is particularly special to us. Our beautiful friend, Martine, shared this recipe with us. It is a recipe that we will treasure forever. Martine called this her funeral pea salad because she always made it for the meals following funeral masses at church.

She recently passed on to a greater place, and we will always think of her warmly as we prepare and eat this. Martine traditionally made this for funeral lunches at her church, and the funeral pea salad was always well-received on that solemn occasion.

This one’s for you, Martine!

Have frozen peas been cooked?

Yes, the frozen peas have went through a flash-steam process meaning they have already been cooked before going through the freezing process.

Is it OK to eat frozen peas without cooking?

Yes, it is safe to eat frozen peas without cooking them since the peas have already been flash-steamed. Thawing them is typically sufficient for most recipes, including the Creamy Dill Pea Salad.

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What to serve with pea salad?

I like to keep it light when serving pea salad.

Leftover ham sandwiches, chicken salad on croissants, BLTs, fried chicken sandwich, or bologna salad are the perfect sandwich options to serve with pea salad.