Cashew Salad With Sweet 'n Sour Dressing

"My uncle, who's a retired chef, made this for his wife. She loved it so much, she asked him to make it for the entire family. And WE loved it so much, we've been passing the recipe around now for a decade. This is a family of salad-lovers, so something just a little bit 'different' at the dinner table was welcomed. There's something about the combination of flavors & textures that just WORKS. The list of ingredients is not only short; but also, extremely inexpensive and easy to prepare AND find. Serve with a grilled chicken breast for a more complete meal. But be sure to use romaine lettuce (or a kind of lettuce even "sturdier") so it holds up to the 'marinating' process. Iceberg lettuce does not work well in this recipe. Also- prep time is 40 minutes, but 30 of those minutes are accounted into the marination. Only about 10 to actually prep. Hope you enjoy it as much as our family does! (P.S. Serving sizes vary- depending on whether the salad's being used as a main course or side.)"
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
2-4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Combine vegetable oil; vinegar, sugar; mustard; celery seed; salt & pepper in a mason jar (or container) and shake well. Set aside.
  • After lettuce is washed & dried -- chop into bite size pieces. Combine with can of cashews, & shredded Swiss cheese.
  • Pour dressing over salad 30 minutes before serving. Toss well, so all lettuce is coated. (I never have used full amount of dressing, as I don't care for my salads to be all "soggy." I usually save the remainder of dressing for a marinade or to dress a salad later in the week. It's a great sweet 'n sour type-dressing!).
  • Let set in fridge for 30 minutes; toss again well, and serve.
  • *Optional: I have some family members who will dice up a hard-boiled egg to serve on top. I don't care for it that way, but you may.

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I live in a small town in Western PA about 2 hours from Pittsburgh. I just quit my job as an office assistant after 7 years to be the full-time "mom" of a darling (& feisty!) 4 year old daughter. I also left with full intentions to return to college & work on my degree ... until I ended up pregnant. Again. Our son was born this Aug. '09 and he is beautiful, healthy, just wonderful! We're so blessed. :) My husband is a United States Marine Corps veteran, having toured Iraq twice -- the second time while I was pregnant with our daughter. But he's back safe and sound. We are so lucky and have much to be thankful for! My favorite TV channel of all time (when I have time to watch) is Food Network ... it's what got me "into" cooking to begin with. My favorite celebrity chefs are: Rachel Ray (I think I like her personality more than her food though), Giada DeLaurentiis and Ina Garten. The latter two have made some great things. I am currently on a low-fat diet but indulge sometimes ... I have a b-i-i-i-g sweet tooth! (Maybe I should say that I just have a whole mouthful of sweet tooths ... er ... teeth). As for my biggest pet peeve in life? Well ... it doesn't have too much to do with food (depending on how you look at it) ... but it's the hiccups. I hate hearing them and I hate having them! But when I eat or drink (or laugh) too much ... they're just inevitable. I also hate it when I am looking very forward to eating something in the fridge ... and its GONE by the time I get to it (my husband is always the culprit, but he tries to blame the baby).
 
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