I am NOT a cook, but I love the allrecipes.com website. Found this recipe over the Christmas holidays and everyone loved it! My dad kept asking me to email them the recipe because he wanted to have it again. It sounds weird and when I was making it I thought, "This is the strangest recipe ever".
Raw Veggie Picnic Salad
INGREDIENTS
* 6 slices bacon
* 4 cups broccoli florets
* 1 cup chopped celery
* 1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed
* 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
* 1/2 cup chopped green onions
* 1 cup seedless green grapes
* 1 cup seedless red grapes
* 1/2 cup slivered almonds
* 1/4 cup white sugar
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
* 2 tablespoons grated onion
* 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
* 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
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DIRECTIONS
1. Place bacon in a skillet over medium high-heat, and cook until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, toss together the bacon, broccoli, celery, peas, cranberries, green onions, green grapes, red grapes, and almonds. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar, salt, vinegar, grated onion, Parmesan cheese, and mayonnaise. Pour dressing over the salad. Gently toss to coat. |