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Peas, Cauliflower and Cashew Salad

Peas, Cauliflower and Cashew Salad

Peas, Cauliflower and Cashew SAlad

Peas, Cauliflower and Cashew Salad

Peas and cauliflower are not vegetables often served.  Peas get added to soups or rice, rarely used in salad or as a side dish as buttered peas.  Cauliflower is in almost every vegetable tray  set up at the grocery or buffet.  It is a once-in-awhile vegetable on my table.  After eating the , Peas, Cauliflower and Cashew Salad, raw cauliflower is becoming a salad stable.

Peas, Cauliflower and Cashew SAlad

Peas, Cauliflower and Cashew Salad

Julia Ann
Peas, cauliflower, nuts and a bit of bacon makes a delicious summer recipe for your luncheon or dinner,
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 pound bacon fried, drained and crumbled
  • 10 ounces frozen peas
  • 1 cup cauliflower cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup celery diced
  • 1/4 cup green onions diced
  • 1/4 cup yellow mini pepper diced
  • 1 cup cashew pieces lightly salted
  • 1 cup Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Fry bacon, drain on paper towel.
  • Cool and crumble in small pieces.
  • Wash and cut the cauliflower, celery, green onions and peppeer
  • Mix the Ranch dressing and sour cream.
  • Mix bacon and vegetables together, except peas, into a large bowl.
  • Stir in the dressings.
  • Pour into a large serving dish, refrigerate.
  • Add the frozen peas 45 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

Notes

This recipe was adapted from Peas Cashew Salad by Janice Griggs in "Our Pitch-In Secrets" by UNISYS, HIM Service Center employees.
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Cauliflower protects against cancer and packed with vitamin C and vitamin B folate helping your  immune system.  To get the most benefit of the nutrients, it is best to steam, cook in a wok or microwave.  Boiling the cauliflower in water causes it to lose those nutrients.

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Julia Ann

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Yukon Gold Potato Salad

Summer time for picnics and favorite foods:  Potato Salad

Summer is the time to bring out the salads and serve food we do not cook all winter when we are hungry for comfort foods.  Let’s call potato salad as the summer time comfort food.  What else goes with hot dogs, hamburgers, bratwursts, and barbecues and picnic? 

I usually use Russet potatoes for potato salad, however, while at the Farmer’s Market there were fresh Yukon Gold Potatoes.  I had to try them; successfully using the same recipe, I marinated the cooked hot peeled potatoes with the sweet pickle relish to add more sweet and distinctive flavor.

Yukon Gold Potato Salad

Yukon Gold Potato Salad

Yukon Gold Potato Salad

Julia Ann
Yukon Gold potatoes are used to make a flavorful potato salad to serve at picnics, family, and company dinners.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Yukon Gold potatoes medium size
  • Water to cover
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish more if needed to flavor potatoes
  • 1/4 cup onion finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup celery finely chopped
  • 1 hard boiled egg diced
  • 1/2-3/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
  • 1 teaspoon celery seed
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • dash paprika

Instructions
 

  • Boil the washed, unpeeled potatoes in the water and salt, until tender, 20-25 minutes.
  • Drain off water
  • Peel potatoes
  • Dice in 1/2 inch sizes, use potatoes that crumble into pieces or somewhat mashed
  • Add the pickle relish to absorb into the potatoes to add flavor, more or less as needed for taste.
  • Add the vegetables and egg to the potatoes
  • Combine mayonnaise, prepared mustard and celery seed.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Carefully stir dressing into the potatoes, vegetables and egg.
  • Refrigerate overnight.

Notes

My preference is mashed potato salad, so having crumbles or broken bits of potato pieces is not a problem. A firmer potato will result by not cooking it as long if preference is for a bigger bite of the potato.
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Yukon Gold Potato Salad

Yukon Gold Potato Salad

Summer time meals are so easy to fix without getting into sandwiches and chips.  We are having plenty of green beans, , sauteed yellow squash, zucchinis, fried corn and tomatoes with our potato salad.  Next comes the fresh fruits of fall.

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Summer Time Coleslaw

May to September is Picnic Time

….time to pick out your summer coleslaw recipe.  There is always the concern of food safety,  The cold food needs to stay cold and hot foods hot.  cookbookinabox® Summer Time Coleslaw Recipe is made with and oil and vinegar dressing, which eliminate the question about use of mayonnaise.

cookbookinabox® Summer Time Coleslaw Recipe

Coleslaw for summer time celebrations and picnics

Coleslaw for summer time celebrations and picnics

Summer Time Coleslaw

Julia Ann
A summer time must for picnics and holidays from the garden bounty.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 5 cups cabbage shredded
  • 1/2 cup carrots shredded
  • 3/4 cup red bell peppers roasted and diced
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon celery seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon Netta Belle's Choice Black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Netta Belle's Choice Flavour-Enhancer Spice Blend

Instructions
 

  • Shred cabbage and carrots in food processor.
  • Roast the red bell peppers, peel and freeze until ready to dice.
  • Combine all vegetables in a large bowl.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, seeds and spices.
  • Pour over vegetables, stir well to mix.
  • Put into serving bowl.
  • Refrigerate 3-4 hours to chill.

Notes

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