Mom's Pea Salad

This is a recipe that is done mainly by taste so trust your own tongue!!.... I was raised on this salad but for most people when you say PEA SALAD, they have never had it but it is really good and the kids LOVE it..it's a good way to get kids to eat peas!..It is ALWAYS great for a picnic or BBQ..it is also a conversation starter as it is unique!..VERY important to keep this VERY cold and eat it cold!

• Ready In: 17 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can peas (in fridge to get cold)
• 2  hardboiled egg (in fridge to get cold)
• 1  fresh carrot (washed)
• 1  small onion
• 2  tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1  teaspoon parsley flakes

Directions

1. drain peas.
2. cut open eggs and take out yolks, put in bowl and mash with a fork.
3. put eggs whites in another bowl and chop really fine.
4. chop up onion really fine.
5. put peas(DRAINED!), egg yolks, egg whites and about 1/3 cup chopped onions in bowl , add approx 1 tsp of parsley flakes.mix up.
6. take carrot and with a knife, SCRAPE down the length, you don't want chunks or bites of carrots, you want VERY thin strips of carrot for color.
7. add 1 tbs mayonnaise and mix, keep adding mayo until you get the desired thickness that you want.ENJOY!