Creamy Salad

Submitted by Studentchef

"This is a simple easy to prepare salad that you can take to your office's potluck party. Just make sure the vegetables are washed properly, first. You may find the amount of sour cream a little too much, but I do like my creamy salads to be especially creamy, or else they are not considered creamy enough."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 large red onion, diced
• 3 cups fresh broccoli florets
• 3 cups cauliflower florets, fresh
• 1⁄2 cup sliced almonds
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, shredded
• 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
• 3⁄4 cup fat free sour cream
• 1⁄4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 1⁄3 cup fresh parsley, snipped
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried coriander
• salt and pepper

directions

1. In a large bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients together.
2. In a smaller bowl mix the remaining 5 ingredients together to make dressing.
3. Add the dressing to the salad and mix well. keep refrigerated until ready to serve. I would serve same night as prepared.

Reviews

[SarasotaCook]

Very tasty! I did add some radishes which another reviewer mentioned, and I had them and love them so why not. I didn't use fat free, sorry, just me. And did toast the nuts (actually had some already toasted), on hand. But I really don't think that changed the taste any. I also added fresh cilantro, I don't like dried coriander too much. But overall, I think my minimal changes really didn't change the overall flavor of the salad at all. I really enjoyed the salad and will make again. I like onion, but I can see how some may not like as much. I didn't mind it. On my list. I totally enjoyed it. Thank you! No complaints on this end.

 

[Susie D]

I scaled the recipe back to prepare a reduced amount, but didn't carefully measure the raw veggies. That said I didn't have enough dressing to really coat the salad so I did stir in some mayo. I also sliced a few radishes & tossed them into the bowl. What I liked was the crisp veggies & colorful presentation. The dressing is very creamy, but I thought it could use additional seasonings and my red onion was very strong & slightly overpowered everything. I think the salad would be nice presented with a scattering of the sliced almonds on top for visual appeal. Served with Recipe #403196. Good luck in the contest!

 

[Rita1652]

Crunchy goodness! I did make this to serve 3 and it was plenty. The onion did stand out a bit and I used more like 1/4 red onion. I didn`t find the sour cream too much almost not enough. I did use low fat sour cream and yogurt. Loved the addition of coriander.