Hidden Valley Ranch Crunchy Pea Salad

Submitted by Anita Harris

"I've had this recipe for several years and its always a crowd pleaser. I got the recipe out of a woman's magazine."

 

• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen baby peas, thawed
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup chopped cauliflower (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup diced green onion
• 1 cup chopped cashew nuts
• 1 cup prepared ranch dressing
• 3 -5 slices cooked bacon, crumbled

directions

1. Combine all ingredients except bacon; mix well and chill for several hours.
2. Just before serving sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

Reviews

[ms.susan]

Thanks Anita! <br/>I made this a few weeks ago to accompany a luncheon menu.<br/>It has been requested again! It gets SOOOO much better after a few hours in the fridge! <br/>It's ADDICTIVE! :)

 

[Good Vibe Goddess]

The only substitute i made was to use diced red onions instead of the green onions. It was okay, but perhaps the success of the recipe depends on the ranch dressing used...

 

[Marsha D.]

Awww, I really enjoyed this recipe. I didn't have bacon on hand so I left it out but I did add some cucumber pieces and added some chopped red onions along with the green onions as stated. I used the Hidden Valley Ranch Dry Dressing Mix and mixed it as stated on pkg. This was a very nice salad, I served it with grilled chicken breast, boiled whole potatoes and Recipe#143122. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[lazyme]

My husband loves pea salads, but is very picky. His favorite is from a restaurant called Stanley and Seaforts, but they won't give out the recipe as it's one of their signature dishes. I've tried to come up with a version at home to reproduce it, but this recipe comes as close as anything that I can find. Great recipe. Thanks for posting it.

 

[KristinB]

Delicious... & I didn't even have all the ingredients!!! I threw in some corn as I had no celery, & had to forgo the cashews (:() as well. I used chives from my garden instead of green onions. It was absolutely delicious--can't wait to try it with the celery & cashews!! Thanks for posting--I'll use this often!!